Welcome to week 7, my fellow sojourners! I pray you are blessed by our study together. This week we move into less-charted waters, as we consider basic information about Islam and the Qur'an. I'm not claiming to be an expert, but have done my best to verify the information that will be shared this week. …
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The Middle East is a simmering caldron. Hamas is re-stocking weaponry and re-building terror tunnels. Contrary to what some think, al-Qaeda is not decimated, but continues to operate through factions such as Khorasan and al-Nusra. ISIS continues to wreak havoc in Syria and Iraq. I’ve been asked, “Where did ISIS come from? Who are they? …
It is much debated...and probably always will be: do the teachings of Muhammad perpetuate terror? It is a question that was addressed by Mosab Hassan Yousef in an interview with the Jerusalem Post in 2012. The son of a Hamas founder, Yousef was born and bred into the ideology of Hamas and the teachings of …
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The times in which we live are certainly complicated, particularly when we consider the Middle East. Chaos seems to abound as Hamas antagonizes Israel, ISIS overpowers parts of Syria and Iraq, and Syrian rebels (backed by al-Qaeda) take UN peacekeeping forces captive on the Golan Heights.However, consider this: Egypt was once a conduit of ammunition …
Continue reading ISIS, Egypt, Saudi Arabia: Making Sense of the Middle East Confusion
Looking for the Blessed Hope 