Thoughtful Reflections on Faith and Life
The Bible is scripture for Christians and the Qur’an is scripture for Muslims. There are things that they have in common but there are also some significant differences. Here are seven differences between the Bible and the Qur’an. The Qur’an is only considered to be authoritative in the original Arabic. Muslims do not even refer … Read More “7 Differences Between the Bible and the Qur’an” »
The history of Islam and the teachings of the Qur’an are one of the areas that I’m interested in. Fairly recently, what seems to be the earliest copy of the Qur’an was discovered. It is known by its informal name, “The Birmingham Qur’an.” What is it and what is its significance? I found this episode … Read More “What is the Birmingham Qur’an?” »
Read the Qur’an Islam seems to be on everyone’s mind these days. Between the war on ISIS to the welcoming of Syrian refugees, Islam has risen to prominence. But what do we know about Islam? The worst source of information on Islam are internet memes. If that is how you are educating yourself, you need … Read More “30 Day Apologetics Challenge: Day 14” »
I read What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Qur’an with some hesitation. Not because I have anything against White but because I see a dangerous trend among Evangelicals of being very disrespectful. I was pleasantly surprised by this book. White does not rely on fear tactics in this book, he relies on real … Read More “What Every Christian Need to Know About the Qur’an” »
What should people do with questions of the relation of the God of the Bible and the God of the Qur’an? Are YHWH and Allah the same God? This is a hard question to answer. If one read the Christian Bible in Arabic, they would find God as Allah. The words are not important. The … Read More “Are YHWH and Allah the Same God?” »
Islam is becoming a religion that people need to know about. Muslims are not people from a far and distant land but likely your friends and neighbours. There are some pretty bad resources out there that are only good for driving more of a wedge between Christians and Muslims. If you want a helpful resource … Read More “Audio Course on Islam” »
There seems to be no lack of Jesus movies but a new one has come out that should capture some attention. It is called the Messiah and it was made by Iranian filmmaker Nader Talebzadeh. You can get some more information on this film and read an interview with Talebzadeh here. This film attempts to … Read More “The Muslim Jesus” »
