Muslims Turn to Christ in Unprecedented Numbers
The Islamic State has been filling the headlines for a long time and filling the hearts of many people in the Middle East with fear. But in the midst of […]
Author: Janelle P.
Misplaced Patriotism: The Other Prosperity Gospel
The prosperity gospel is fooling a lot of people. No, not that prosperity gospel. The other prosperity gospel. The one that doesn’t have an official name, but that’s more popular than […]
Prohibiting Modesty: Should Religious Equality Apply to Muslims?
Photographs of armed, male police officers forcing a Muslim woman to remove her over-garment on a public, French beach are currently trending on social media. The woman was told to […]
How ISIS is Spreading the Gospel
A few weeks ago I received an email from one of my students. She has been working amongst Muslim women and had just had a phone call from one of […]
The Je Suis In Me
The dreaded bell of my old fashioned alarm clock beckoned me to rise. It was a cold, Fall Tuesday morning, and Dr. Murphy wasn’t about the tardiness game in the […]
9 Ways To Counter Radical Islam
As an Iranian-American, I often get asked about the crisis in the Muslim world. I try to lean into the conversation, knowing a lot of sincere people are grasping for […]
The Struggle for Enemy Love in the Arab Christian World
This article first appeared at The Table. For more articles featuring thoughtful Christian perspectives on the the nature and embodiment of love, growing through suffering, and acquiring humility, click here. […]
How Christians Deterred Me from Leaving Islam
After many years, I am finally sharing some of my story of why I think it took me so long to leave Islam and become a Christian. So, what took me […]
I am not Abraham’s Mistake
Derek Rishmawy explains how popular evangelical theology about Ishmael contradicts the Gospel. Arabs are not the result of Abraham’s mistake. 9/11 was a weird day for me. I was a […]
Islamophobia: 6 Points to Consider
Why is that no one seems to mind if Buddhists, Hindus, Mormons, Jews or nominal Christians use a Chapel in Duke or Washington D.C., but when Muslims want to do […]