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Topic: American Muslims, Comparative Religion, Mission and Evangelism
Recent research by LifeWay Research, under the leadership of Ed Stetzer, suggests that American views on Islam are very much polarized, particularly among pastors. What is most surprising is that while some protestant pastors see Islam in a more favorable…
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Topic: American Muslims, Comparative Religion, Mission and Evangelism, Faith & Practice, Mission and Evangelism
My first year after leaving Islam and coming to Christ was wild–a roller coaster of emotions. I have often said that being Muslim is to be in a crowded universe. I had the habit of using Arabic phrases, like Insha’Allah…
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Topic: American Muslims, Comparative Religion, Mission and Evangelism, Faith & Practice, Mission and Evangelism, Comparative Religion, Dialogue, Quran & Hadith
Years ago I had a conversation with a Muslim who was being critical of the Bible for several reasons. One that I found very interesting was that he thought it was horrible that the Bible portrayed Jesus as a terrorist. …
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Topic: American Muslims, Comparative Religion, Mission and Evangelism, Faith & Practice, Mission and Evangelism, Comparative Religion, Dialogue, Quran & Hadith, Faith & Practice, Mission and Evangelism
Many Christians are unaware that Muslims believe in sacrifice. In fact, there is an annual celebration that commemorates Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son and God’s merciful provision of a substitute ram in his son’s place. The celebration is called…
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Topic: American Muslims, Comparative Religion, Mission and Evangelism, Faith & Practice, Mission and Evangelism, Comparative Religion, Dialogue, Quran & Hadith, Faith & Practice, Mission and Evangelism, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism
I have been suspicious of conversion stories since I read Augustine’s Confessions and saw how he agonized over stealing some pears from his neighbor’s tree and yet forgetting to mention his illegitimate child and any contrition about that. On the…
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Topic: American Muslims, Comparative Religion, Mission and Evangelism, Faith & Practice, Mission and Evangelism, Comparative Religion, Dialogue, Quran & Hadith, Faith & Practice, Mission and Evangelism, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, Comparative Religion, Dialogue
Several years ago I took a class of graduate students at a Christian university to a mosque to meet Muslims. The mosque had a new man in charge of da’wah (evangelism or literally “invitation”) who proceeded to tell us what the Bible really…
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Topic: American Muslims, Comparative Religion, Mission and Evangelism, Faith & Practice, Mission and Evangelism, Comparative Religion, Dialogue, Quran & Hadith, Faith & Practice, Mission and Evangelism, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, Comparative Religion, Dialogue, Comparative Religion, Culture and Worldview, Mission and Evangelism
Stumbling blocks that inhibit ministry to Muslims include fear, obtaining information from biased and sensationalized sources, and in-groups being prejudiced against out-groups. Fortunately, these hindrances can be addressed, and solutions exist that can move Christians toward being better prepared for…
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Topic: American Muslims, Comparative Religion, Mission and Evangelism, Faith & Practice, Mission and Evangelism, Comparative Religion, Dialogue, Quran & Hadith, Faith & Practice, Mission and Evangelism, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, Comparative Religion, Dialogue, Comparative Religion, Culture and Worldview, Mission and Evangelism, American Muslims, Dialogue, History & Politics
Perhaps the first incident that began to plant negative seeds about Muslims began with the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. This might be the case, but most Muslims remained in the background until the attacks on 9/11 brought American Muslims to…
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Topic: American Muslims, Comparative Religion, Mission and Evangelism, Faith & Practice, Mission and Evangelism, Comparative Religion, Dialogue, Quran & Hadith, Faith & Practice, Mission and Evangelism, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, Comparative Religion, Dialogue, Comparative Religion, Culture and Worldview, Mission and Evangelism, American Muslims, Dialogue, History & Politics, American Muslims, Dialogue
Dear Mr. Franklin Graham, I’d like to introduce you to some friends of mine. The first friend is Golnaz. Golnaz is a bright and beautiful young woman from Iran. My husband first met her while working on a project at…
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Topic: American Muslims, Comparative Religion, Mission and Evangelism, Faith & Practice, Mission and Evangelism, Comparative Religion, Dialogue, Quran & Hadith, Faith & Practice, Mission and Evangelism, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, Comparative Religion, Dialogue, Comparative Religion, Culture and Worldview, Mission and Evangelism, American Muslims, Dialogue, History & Politics, American Muslims, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, Radicalism
The first Christian century was a brutal one for a growing minority who dared profess their faith as followers of Jesus Christ. Believers encountered a double whammy of injustice and persecution from leaders of the prevailing religious structure who despised…
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Topic: American Muslims, Comparative Religion, Mission and Evangelism, Faith & Practice, Mission and Evangelism, Comparative Religion, Dialogue, Quran & Hadith, Faith & Practice, Mission and Evangelism, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, Comparative Religion, Dialogue, Comparative Religion, Culture and Worldview, Mission and Evangelism, American Muslims, Dialogue, History & Politics, American Muslims, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, Radicalism, Mission and Evangelism, Zwemer Archives
I would like to suggest that my preferred definition of “mission” is determining what God is doing in His world and partnering with Him. In the Muslim world this becomes very important because there are a number of challenges that…
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Topic: American Muslims, Comparative Religion, Mission and Evangelism, Faith & Practice, Mission and Evangelism, Comparative Religion, Dialogue, Quran & Hadith, Faith & Practice, Mission and Evangelism, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, Comparative Religion, Dialogue, Comparative Religion, Culture and Worldview, Mission and Evangelism, American Muslims, Dialogue, History & Politics, American Muslims, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, Radicalism, Mission and Evangelism, Zwemer Archives, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism
The surge of violence in large swaths of the Muslim world seems to get worse by the week. We can hardly begin to comprehend the suffering of people living in war torn areas, let alone know how to pray for…
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The Unseen Reality: A Panoramic View of Spiritual Warfare
