Through this final glimpse into a Muslim wedding, learn why your investment in your Muslim friends’ life events truly matters.
Read MoreDid you know that there are multiple days of wedding festivities within Muslim culture? Tune in to today’s blog installment to find out what happens on the second day.
Read MoreHave you ever wondered what a Muslim wedding is like? Join us for a behind-the scenes look at the celebration. On this first day, you’ll learn about the traditional henna party.
Read MoreDuring the week of love surrounding Valentine’s Day, we are highlighting the sacrament of marriage and the days of wedding festivities within Muslim culture.
Read MoreImagine if people could understand that our Muslim neighbors are really more like us than we think, and that starting meaningful conversations with Muslims might actually be as simple as saying hello. We’d all do it more often, and more Muslims everywhere would get to know the love of Christ.
Read MoreThis week has been extraordinary in some difficult ways. Many of us are digging out of unprecedented arctic freezes. We’re also worn thin by the effects of a virus that remains unpredictable and deadly. But now, regardless of climate or Covid, we get to turn our hearts toward something we know and cherish: Easter.
Read MoreAdam and Eve made a devastating error. They buckled under Satan’s cajoling invitation to taste of the only fruit God had forbidden in their unbelievably perfect all-inclusive Garden of Eden paradise. Now, encumbered by unfamiliar shame and fear, they hid from God. But God searched them out with the first question He asked of any human, ever.
Read MoreAs I’m typing on the computer, a calendar notification interrupts my Christmas musings. It reminds me of another big day, which is happening now! To my Muslim friends, it’s a pretty big deal—their prophet Muhammad’s birthday!
Read MoreOur Urdu language tutor took us into one of the most compelling conversations we have ever had. Everything about the restaurant we were in on that day was quite ordinary, except for the tall glasses of chilled, fresh pomegranate juice our waiter brought to the table. The moment’s reverie inspired Mr. Noor* to quote a proverb that has since taken hold of our hearts.
Read MoreThe first time I saw the red of blood of sacrifice flow down my own neighborhood street, I knew I would never be the same. It carved a yearning into my soul that to this day still burns…my longing that all Muslims would have ample opportunity to know Jesus as the Lamb of God.
Read MoreSome Muslim girls refer to their veils as their shade. My friend Ikraam wears hers very responsibly. By doing so, she means to honor Allah and the community she represents. It shelters her beauty and protects her from the tempter.
Read MoreI cried tears of joy and sorrow. We had what they needed, and we loved sharing with them. It’s what they didn’t know that still grieves my spirit. What they needed was free for the asking, all along.
Read MoreWhen our family lived overseas, we cherished visits with our Muslim friends during Ramadan. We enjoyed quite a few iftar invitations. We shared more than food.
Read MoreWhile we continue to celebrate Christ’s resurrection, we are aware of Islam’s Ramadan. It’s the antithesis to Christianity’s Easter.
Read MoreThis Easter has felt different from the start, and I don’t sense we’re ready to move on from it just yet.
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