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The 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...
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Bad 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...
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Holy 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...
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*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...
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“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...
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It’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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Au Revoir, Aga Khan 🏇🏼
One of the world’s richest people died two days ago. While rich and poor people die everyday, what makes this guy unique is that he was the leader of upwards of 15 million Muslims knows as Ismailis....
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Super Short Email. Big Time Challenge!
If you’re the pastor of the church you attend, this will not be very challenging. If you’re not, well, get ready. Ramadan starts at the end of February. Prayer is one of the best ways most of us can...
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🪣 Check that off my Bucket List! 🧑🏼🦲
Two weeks ago I shaved my head! I’ve always wanted to do so. Nope, good guess, but I didn’t have lice. My mother-in-law reached the point in her chemo therapy in which her hair began to fall out. She...
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Best Date Ever!
There are lots of good dates: Your baby’s due date! The date you finally graduated or finally killed your student debt. The date you came to Christ. There are the second kind of dates: Like when my...
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