I once had a conversation with a friend, who was a Sunni Muslim, about his beliefs. He said that they believed they (Muslims) replaced the Jews as God’s chosen people, because of all the times when [Continue Reading…]
The beginning of 2 Kings 18 starts off with Hezekiah succeeding his father, the most evil king of Judah, Ahaz. Israel was well known for having evil kings who had lead the Northern Kingdom into [Continue Reading…]
Hey Andy, why do Christians say that Allah is not the same god Christians and Jews believe in? Muslims refer to the god of Abraham not to a different entity. They just say Christians and [Continue Reading…]
What is Christmas Eve About? I can remember as a child, each Christmas Eve, waiting for Santa to arrive. I would put cookies out on a plate, a glass of milk, and a note, just [Continue Reading…]
As we approach Thanksgiving, I’ve been hearing much talk about people and churches organizing a means to help feed the poor, because nobody should have to starve on Thanksgiving. But why only on Thanksgiving? Aren’t [Continue Reading…]
Have you ever heard or read something where your response was, “Huh?” I took A Religious Pluralism Class While in seminary, I took a religious pluralism class. During our time of going through Islam, I [Continue Reading…]
The Transfiguration has for a long time been a confusing event. Questions such as, why was Moses up there? Why was Elijah up there? What did it mean? Why did Jesus only take 3 of [Continue Reading…]
I became a fan Dietrich Bonhoeffer while taking a class focused on him in seminary. One of my own, personal ways of evangelizing used to be writing Christian messages on the back window of my car [Continue Reading…]
While interning at a Chicago church, I received a phone call during a church potluck from a young man with a lot of questions and complaints about Christianity. In the midst of our conversation, I asked [Continue Reading…]
Once, while looking at a church’s website, I saw an announcement on their front page telling about them hosting a woman who travels the world talking about homophobia and the Church and accepting your gay [Continue Reading…]
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