You’ve probably heard the claims. There wasn’t enough water to flood the entire earth. And even if there was, it couldn’t have rained fast enough. And even if it could, it wouldn’t have drained fast enough. So it couldn’t have happened. It’s scientifically impossible. Not so fast. One of the top stories from Science …
Was there really enough water to flood the earth? Read More »
Among other things, Sura 68 is a response to Muhammad’s sense / fear that his first revelation was from a Jinn (an evil spirit). It confirms to him that he is not crazy or hallucinating. This second Sura, in order of revelation, is quite long. Other topics in Sura 68 will be covered in …
Intro to Sura 68 – The Pen. God’s promises to Abraham, revisited. Read More »
The problem of caring.
Caring can be depressing.
That seems odd. Maybe even wrong. But it’s true.
Sometimes we need to remember the Why part of caring.
Part 1 – What does God want from us? pointed out arguably the number one thing. If you haven’t read it yet, I encourage you to check it out. Here – we look at a second thing God wants from us. It’s so important that without it – the first one is pretty much irrelevant. Have …
Rules?
Rules are for suckers, right?
No one follows rules anymore.
Except for one really important instance.
Know what it is?
You’re probably wrong.
Read on to find out.
Do you think Jesus ever said “Oh No! What have I done?” We were at the Christmas eve service at our church – the music was really nice – violin and piano as the main instruments – so I thought I’d just sit and quietly pray instead of singing. And that question came …
The problem of faith.
Circular logic?
Or a leap of faith as the only way to the truth?
Or – is it always true, no matter what we think?
The first Sura in the Qur’an, by order of revelation, begins with the creation of man. Let’s compare that to what’s in Genesis, from the Jewish Torah / Christian Bible. In the translation that I’m using, this verse is called The Embryo. In others, it is called “The Clot”. The Arabic word used can …
In the first article in this series – I said I felt led to write about this topic. I also said I had been ignoring the call. So – what made me decide to write – what was the thing that made the decision for me? If you’re new to this site – the …
So – I feel like God’s been pushing me into doing research on Islam. Not nudging – or guiding – or anything like that. Because I’ve been ignoring those. No – it’s pushing. The people of three religions claim Abraham as the father of their religion. Is it realistic to think that he’d …
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