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Indulgences Are Still for Sale

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 Scott Gustafson

The selling of indulgences did not stop with the Reformation. Originally, indulgences linked prayer and repentance with forgiveness: specified actions of good works or penance drew on the ‘treasury of […]

 Articles, Current Events, Random Reflections  christian nationalism, church, crusade, indulgences, politics, power

What The Arab Church Can Teach Us About Racism

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 Scott Gustafson

In several recent surveys, Jordan and Lebanon were ranked some of the highest on a list of “most racist countries in the world” (See here and here). There are plenty […]

 Articles

Ramadan Prayer: Muslims of the East Arabian Peninsula

June 20, 2018July 8, 2020 Scott Gustafson

Long ago, wise men in Eastern Arabia noticed a beautiful star burning brightly in the night sky and set out on an adventure to see where it would lead them. […]

 Stories  frankincense, Magi, Muslim, prayer, Ramadan

The Night of Power

June 8, 2018May 25, 2018 Scott Gustafson

This Sunday may celebrate the ‘Night of Power’ (Laylat al-Qadr) for many Muslims when Mohammad was thought to have received the first revelation of the Qur’an from the angel Jibril […]

 Articles, Islam in General  God, Jesus, Muslim, Muslims, Ramadan

Will You Pray With Us During Ramadan?

May 10, 2018July 8, 2020 PrayerCast

The fasting month of Ramadan is soon approaching for Muslims worldwide. For many, this is a time of celebration with family, a return to tradition and spiritual focus. The news […]

 Current Events  Islam, Muslim, prayer, Ramadan

Repost: Feast of the Epiphany

January 4, 2018December 1, 2017 Scott Gustafson

This Christmas season, we’re revisiting previous Christmas posts. Today, enjoy this reminder about the travels of the Magi. Epiphany – the celebration of the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles […]

 Random Reflections  Arab, Christmas, epiphany, Gospel, Jesus, Magi, Middle East

Repost: Middle Eastern Jesus

December 7, 2017December 23, 2020 Scott Gustafson

This Christmas season, we’re revisiting previous Christmas posts. Today, enjoy this reminder about Jesus’ background. A friend from a Muslim background who follows Christ told me yesterday as we were […]

 Random Reflections  Christmas, God, incarnate, Jesus, Middle East, Muslim

Ramadan Diversity

July 6, 2017December 23, 2020 Jayson Casper

Ramadan has ended, the month of Muslim fasting is over. But in order to help Western friends understand this often misunderstood feature of Islam, here are a few anecdotes that […]

 Islam in General  Islam, Muslim, Ramadan

30 Days of Prayer: The Church as a Family of Refugees

June 1, 2017June 1, 2017 Scott Gustafson

The war in Syria triggered a massive wave of refugees, who are mainly accommodated in surrounding countries. Prior to this, in 2014, conflict flared up in Iraq, also creating hundreds […]

 Islam in General  church, Lebanon, prayer, refugee

We Will Come to You: Christian Help for Refugees

February 9, 2017February 9, 2017 Scott Gustafson

John Piper recently preached at the Bethlehem 2017 Conference for Pastors + Church Leaders. In his message he says the gospel believing church “marches to a different drum” and in […]

 Current Events, News and Media  church, fear, refugee, Refugee Crisis, worship

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How are Indulgences still for sale today?While the medieval ages may be over, linking salvation, duty, and honor with a legitimization of hostility in the name of God is not. Hostile actions take the form of discrimination, verbal attacks, contemptuous speech, and slanderous social media. Intimidation is justified by slick preachers who erect scaffolds of misinterpretations of Jesus and the money-changers, Phineas or David’s military campaigns to issue apocalyptic fear and justify hostility.Read on: acts211.org/indulgences-are-still-for-sale/ ... See MoreSee Less

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The evangelical church may have formed as a result of opposition to these excesses and may not sell indulgences for cash or participation in literal crusade, but promises of salvation are still tightl...
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