Happy Thanksgiving Quick Shot 🦃
Thanksgiving Day may be the most Christian of holidays. Gratitude is certainly an appropriate response to a God who has blessed us as thoroughly as he has. Since you may have family visiting today...
View ArticleDon’t Look Now! It’s Muhammad!
One of the worst things about Christmas: The song “Away in a Manger!” Ask Mary and she’s going to tell you, “Actually a lot of crying he makes!” One of the best things about Christmas: Pictures of...
View Article“Honey, Let’s Go Home” 🇸🇾
Please see the special note at the bottom of this email. “Oh, there’s no place like home for the holidays.” So goes the song and I heartily agree. But you know who won’t be home for Christmas this...
View ArticleBest Christmas Song Ever! 🎹
Please see the special note at the bottom of this email. Around our house, the hands down favorite Christmas song is Paul McCartney’s Let It Be. Maybe you’re saying, “Hold on. That’s not a Christmas...
View ArticleThe Holiday That Gets No Love 📦
Please see the special note at the bottom of this email. Often lost in the massive shadow cast by Christmas, today marks the celebration of the demure, mindful, unassuming Boxing Day. It’s origins...
View ArticleBad News, Good News, Wow News 🗞️
Twice a year, I invite Muslim Connect readers to contribute to keep this email going and growing. This is the last week of the winter push. If you’ve been considering a gift, now’s the time. You can...
View ArticleHoly Kissing. What are We Missing? 💋
Some years ago I helped launch a church planting effort among Muslim immigrants in Sicily. Preaching at a couple of really great churches resulted in lot of “holy kiss” greetings afterward. Those...
View Article*Not* Invited to the Party
Imagine this: 85% of your home country follows a different religion from you. About 30% of those people decide to have a religious gathering in your county! Of that 30% a healthy number, let’s say...
View Article“There’s a New Sheriff in Town!” ⭐️
I suppose whenever a new leader takes over, some will benefit and some will suffer. My heart this morning is for the ~1600 Afghans who were scheduled to come to the U.S. in the next few months, some...
View ArticleIt’s Happening. It’s Happily Happening! 🧎🏽♀️
Do you ever miss noticing things that you really should notice? A new haircut? A “School Zone” speed limit sign? The airport your flight is departing from? I do. It occurred to me this morning, as a...
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