One of the first things which struck me about the Qur’an the first time I read it was how it can suddenly and jarringly jump to a completely different scene,
I’ve often been told that the Torah and the Injil were only for the Jews. However, two problems: The Pickthall translation doesn’t hide it: He hath revealed unto thee (Muhammad)
John Fontain recently debated David Wood on the Islamic Dilemma, which points out that the Qu’ran both affirms the Torah and Gospel while contradicting them. John has a rather different
Those who attempt to say that the Qur’an teaches the corruption of the earlier scriptures, often appeal to Qur’an 5:48, but this argument turns on the translation of the word
I’m reading through the Qu’ran one last time this year and wanted to follow along with a Tafsir. I discovered Quran Garden which was just the sort of thing I
The Qur’an claims that if it were not from God, there would be many contradictions in it. However, there is one Qur’anic verse which presents an inherent contradiction! In chapter
The sun sets in muddy spring (18:86) Semen comes from between backbone & ribs (86:6-7) Stars are missiles to shoot devils (67:5) If a fly lands in your drink, one
The Qur’an speaks about Allah helping the followers of Jesus and keeping them “uppermost”, but this presents a dilemma since, historically, this has to refer to Trinitarian Christians… which is
Time to get back to some more ancient styles of music. Here is a Russian Orthodox rendering of the Liturgical song “Let my prayer arise” which is based on Psalm 140/141:
Let my prayer arise
as the lamp censer before You.
And let the rising of my hands
be my evening sacrifice.
Let my prayer arise,
and let my deep breath taking
be my evening sacrifice.
Lord i am calling You,
hear my prayer.
I am praying, praying, praying…
i am calling You.
On a forum I heard someone mention “Christ – Our Pascha”, a Catechism of the Ukrainian Catholic Church and while googling it I came across Royal Doors, a rather lovely-looking website for Eastern Catholics:
I’m still in an acapella mood… Today’s offering is a group from my former home in San Diego. This is Selah UCSD Christian A Cappella singing “When I am afraid”:
When I am afraid I will trust in You
When I’m overcome I will cling onto
The Rock that is higher, He’s higher
The Rock that is higher
When I am afraid I will trust in You
When I’m overcome I will cling onto
The Rock that is higher, He’s higher
The Rock that is higher
When my enemy’s too strong for me I don’t know how to fight the fear That comes against my heart and mind I call upon the name of Christ
He’s higher, He’s higher The Rock, He is higher
O When I am afraid I will trust in You
When I’m overcome I will cling onto
The Rock that is higher, He’s higher
The Rock that is higher
When my enemy’s surrounding me
He comes to steal my joy, my peace
I let go of my reasoning
And fall upon the Rock
I will not build my life upon the passing sands
Of how I feel inside from one moment to the next
But I will love you Lord, my Rock, my God, my Strength
A precious cornerstone that floods of death could never shake
O For there is no peace of mind, outside of truth in Christ
For the fear is real and it’s power can kill
But the stability of our times, the stability of our times
Will be the Rock, that is higher, He’s higher,
The Rock He’s is higher
Once four priests were spending a few nights in a cabin together. In the evening, they decided to share their biggest temptations with one another.
“Well, its embarrassing,” said the first priest, “ but I look at pictures I should not.”
“My temptation is worse,” said the second priest, “it is gambling.”
“No mine is the worst,” said the third, “I drink too much, once I broke into the Sacramental Wine.”
The fourth priest was quiet. “Brothers, I hate to share this,” he said, “my temptation is worst of all, its gossip and if you will excuse me, I need to make a few calls.”