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
Some of those attending our wedding (or watching it on Facebook) may not be familiar with the Byzantine Catholic Church. The video below (and transcript which follows) provides a short explanation of what will happen during our wedding so that our guests may better understand the ceremony. We pray that we will all grow closer to each other and to the Lord through this celebration of our marriage.…
This Matt Maher song is based on the text of the Song of Songs:
Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is strong as death, jealousy is cruel as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a most vehement flame.
Song of Songs 8:6
Set me as a seal on your heart Set me as a seal on your soul As strong as death is love Unyielding as the grave Nothing will quench its flame Nothing will quench its flame
Set me as a seal on your heart Set me as a seal on your soul As strong as death is love Unyielding as the grave Nothing will quench its flame Nothing will quench its flame
Kiss me, my love thats unique Beyond my lips You intoxicate my being With the fragrance of your presence
How beautiful you are, my darling Show me your face, let me hear your voice Sweet as the dew in the early morn’ Like a lily among the thorns
I looked for you, the one my heart loves I looked for you, did not find you Searched through the night Until I rested in your sight Now I will never let you go’
Cause you have stolen my heart My sister, my bride You’ve stolen my heart With one glance of your eyes Your lips so sweet, adorned with honey My hands, they drip with myrrh
In the video below, apologist David Wood tells the story of his conversion while travelling through New York. It’s so creative and I loved the allusions to Plato’s Cave…
A friend of my back from in England just shared a song he wrote…
You made me from the dust of the earth Breathed Your life in me You bought me with Your blood on the cross Laid down Your life for me
What can I say before such mercy? What can I do before such grace? All I can do is say I’m thankful All I can say to You is I’m Yours
You are my Perfect Father, Abba, forever in Your arms (repeat)
You chose me to Yours from my birth, Your grace has called my name You gave me everything that was Yours, For all my sin and shame
I need a deeper revelation an even greater understanding Of the depths of Your forgiveness for me Let me experience the heights the full dimensions of Your love That You gave access through Your death on the cross
Next month I get married. In the Byzantine Church we are “crowned” in marriage and the service is quite a bit different from what you might expect. So, to help those attending, I’m building up a list of resources…