Over the years, I have had many people come to me and ask how to learn biblical Greek. Their purpose is to understand the New Testament better and thus honor God in their spiritual lives. However, learning a new language takes a lot of work. People usually go to seminary to learn Greek. In fullContinue reading “How to Learn Greek Without Seminary”
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A New Process for Developing Muslim-Background Leaders
Here is our new process for assessing and developing Muslim-background leaders.
Folk Islamic Ritual #12: Taziah and Muhurram
This blog post is the ninth in a series on South Asian folk Islam and its rituals. Click here to go to the first of these articles. Understanding the rituals of Folk Islam provides insight into the beliefs and practices of folk Muslims. This understanding helps us to make disciples of folk Muslims. In theContinue reading “Folk Islamic Ritual #12: Taziah and Muhurram”
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Folk Islamic Ritual #11: The Hand of Fatima
This blog post is the eleventh in a series on South Asian folk Islam and its rituals. Click here to go to the first of these articles. Understanding the rituals of Folk Islam provides insight into the beliefs and practices of folk Muslims. This understanding helps us to make disciples of folk Muslims. In eachContinue reading “Folk Islamic Ritual #11: The Hand of Fatima”
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Folk Islamic Ritual #10: 786 and Bismallah
This blog post is the tenth in a series on South Asian folk Islam and its rituals. Click here to go to the first of these articles. Understanding the rituals of Folk Islam provides insight into the beliefs and practices of folk Muslims. This understanding helps us to make disciples of folk Muslims. Abjad isContinue reading “Folk Islamic Ritual #10: 786 and Bismallah”
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The Person of Christ
By Peter Schumacher (pseudonym), November 2022 Note from David Paul. Peter Schumacher (pseudonym) is a friend and colleague who serves among the Muslims of South Asia. He and I have been discussing the importance of the doctrine of the Person of Christ for discipling Muslim-background believers (MBBs). So, Peter took some time and wrote thisContinue reading “The Person of Christ”
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Reflections on Surah 33 and Muhammad’s Many Marriages
In our ministry, we rarely open the Qur’an. In our context, most Muslims do not know the Qur’an. Therefore, there is little reason to open the Qur’an and discuss their book with them. As a result, I have not often taught nor written about the Qur’an. However, in recent months, we have realized a needContinue reading “Reflections on Surah 33 and Muhammad’s Many Marriages”
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Folk Islamic Rituals
These posts seek to describe the worldview of folk Muslims by describing their worldview and rituals. These folk rituals describe South Asian folk Islam. Each of these readings gives hints in how to best engage South Asian folk Muslims with the gospel of Jesus. Ritual #1 – Na’at, devotional singing to Sufi saints. https://nocousinsleft.com/2020/09/17/rituals-of-folk-muslims-in-south-asia-naat/ Ritual #2 –Continue reading “Folk Islamic Rituals”
A CHRONOLOGY OF EARLY CHRISTIAN HISTORY (October 13, 2020)
The purpose of this timeline is to provide information to students of the Bible about when certain events in the Bible occurred. Please note that I have designated this as “a chronology” rather than “the chronology.” Some uncertainty exists in extrapolating these dates. Moreover, this timeline is a work in progress and will be updated.Continue reading “A CHRONOLOGY OF EARLY CHRISTIAN HISTORY (October 13, 2020)”
How Should MBBs Relate to Islam and Culture?
When Muslims come to Christ, their relationship to their former religion and culture is a crucial question. In many areas, there are no mature Muslim-Background Believers (MBBs) for new MBBs to learn from regarding what it means to follow Jesus. Therefore, they are left to their own devices to determine their relationship with Islam andContinue reading “How Should MBBs Relate to Islam and Culture?”
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