Before reading a book in the Bible, do you read the introduction to it in your Bible? Only recently I started to make this practice a habit. It does wonders in deepening my enjoyment of the Scriptures.
Dr. Nabeel Jabbour
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“My brothers and sisters, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God.” Romans 7:4
Since COVID started, we have been using Zoom with individuals and couples who live all over the world. Our weeks have been very full, and it looks like to the rest of our lives, our calling is to “Polish and Equip the Saints for Life and Ministry.” Basically, we are witnessing the Holy Spirit doing the polishing and the equipping in our lives and in the lives of others.
Farid, our older son, was a boarding student for six years at Black Forest academy (BFA) in Germany during our years in Egypt. BFA was a school for sons and daughters of mostly Evangelical, American Christian missionaries.
In my last blog, I addressed the journey towards maturity in 14 principles. In this blog, I would like to focus on the first two principles by highlighting some books and quoting some truths that are transformative.
Cyprus is an hour flight from Cairo, Egypt. Cyprus was our favorite place as a family for vacations during our years in Egypt from 1975 to 1990.
Among other responsibilities, Roy Oksnevad is the director of the Coalition of Ministries to Muslims in North America (COMMA). He invited me recently to be one of the speakers at the COMMA consultation which will take place in Orlando in September 16-19, 2019. The topic I was asked to address is: “Viewing Islam through Muslims’ eyes.”
We are coming to the season when we remember the events of the birth of Christ then later his crucifixion and resurrection.
Many people believe that there is no solid evidence for the crucifixion and the resurrection of Christ. They assume there is no proof for the authenticity of Christ as he is presented in the New Testament. At a certain time in my life, I had my doubts too.
In April 2018, I wrote a blog with the title “Agonizing Over A Decision.” I was facing a toughdecision, not between a right and a wrong optionbut between two right options. What you will read below in this blog, will not make sense unless you go back and read or reread the blog of April 2018 with the title “Agonizing Over a Decision.”Please read that blog now.