The Qur’an and Muslim Sects

Welcome back, friends!  Yesterday we launched week 7 of our study together by looking at the rise of Islam and its prophet Muhammad.  Today, we'll continue our study by taking a brief look at the Qur'an and Muslim sects. "Qur'an" (Koran) means "recitation," as according to Muslim tradition, Allah recited the Qur'an to the prophet …

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Week 7: The Prophet Muhammad, and the Birth and Rise of Islam

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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Remembering 911

Fourteen years ago yesterday we awoke to a brand new world.  Evil manifested ugliness that day in the terrorist attacks on New York City, Washington and Pennsylvania.  America became all too familiar with radical terrorism, and the world as we know it changed forever. What has been lost since that episode is the urgency in which …

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Is Islam a Religion of Peace?

Welcome back friends!  Are you ready to launch into deeper water today?  Let’s go! Yesterday we took a brief look at the history and theology of Islam.  Today, let’s get back to this week’s big question: “Is Islam a religion of peace?” Where do you go when you want to learn the true meaning of …

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