Why I Read the Koran
People ask me why I spend time reading the Koran. The answer is simple: you cannot love people you do not know, and you cannot know people without understanding what they believe. Here is what I have found.
Read more →God Loves Muslims
This may surprise some people coming from me. But it is the plain truth of the Gospel: God so loved the world — the whole world, every person in it — that He gave His only Son.
Read more →The Courage to Reach Out
It takes more courage to build a bridge than to burn one. I have learned this the hard way. The church is called to courage — but the courage we need most is the courage to reach out in love.
Read more →What the Koran Says About Jesus
Most Christians are surprised to learn how much the Koran says about Jesus. He is mentioned by name 25 times — more than Muhammad himself. What the Koran says about Jesus is a powerful starting point for witness.
Read more →A Prayer for the Muslim World
On the first Sunday of the new year, I asked our congregation to join me in a prayer for the nearly two billion Muslims around the world. Here is that prayer.
Read more →Lessons from the Apostle Paul on Reaching Across Cultures
The Apostle Paul is the greatest cross-cultural missionary in history. In Athens, he did not condemn the pagans — he found common ground with them and used it to proclaim Christ. What can we learn from his example?
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