I love this because it is a poem; our God is a poet. We humans are poets because God is a poet. A poem, in any language, contains not just information but also less precise but equally important emotion and beauty. It creates relationships between facts, content, feelings, and the whole. The meaning of individual …
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus
I just finished reading this remarkable book by Nabeel Qureshi, a first-generation Pakistani raised as a devout Muslim who converted to Christianity in his early twenties after years of seeking to know Allah deeply. It is an incredibly sympathetic book, showing deep and heartfelt respect and love for his Muslim people as well as for …
Forgiveness and Fear
"With the Lord there is forgiveness, therefore He may be feared." Ps. 130 When I read this line in a recent worship service, it struck me as quite odd. Why would God's being a forgiving god cause us to fear him? Would it not be the opposite, that we should fear him less because He …
Little Gidding 