Adesegun Hammed Olayiwola recently published a book, "Is Jesus Allah?" with the sub-title "Arab Christians Called God Allah Long Before Muhammed." I find it to be a valuable book that addresses the issue from a historical path. The book looks at the term "Allah" as a term that well-predates Muhammed. It has been used by …
Month: September 2020
Inconvenience and Negativity
A few weeks ago, I was online with a meeting of team of supporters. Another missionary who we are connected with here in the Philippines was also in the online group. This meeting we were invited to join, but we were not the focus of the meeting. Nevertheless, we were asked to give a quick …
Bad Miracles– Does God Allow Us to Do Bad Things With His Power?
Miracles have a long and respected place in Judaism and Christianity. Often miracles are seen as evidence of God's reality and His goodness and justice. After all, miracles are considered to be acts or events where the natural processes are disturbed by divine act. So, if something occurs outside of the natural order of things, …
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Missions Anthropology Thoughts
<The following is actually some guidance for my students in Cultural Anthropology class. But others can read it if they want.> Cultural Anthropology has been called Missions Anthropology by some, and when Cultural Anthropology is used by missionaries for solutions to ministry questions, the term Missions Anthropology is quite appropriate. One of the goals of …
Why Does Christian Evangelistic Media Suck?
My daughter asked me a great question... "So... why don't they all do it?" Okay, we need some background. My daughter was watching a Youtube video by a creator named "Saberspark." The Title is, "What Ruined Veggietales: The Tragic Fall of Bob and Larry." The Youtuber, if I remember right, has described himself as being …
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The Shaman’s Doorway
I don't really do reviews because a review really requires a type of reading and analysis that I don't really like doing---- and I don't want to be one of those who gives positive reviews for books that support my opinions, and bad reviews for books that don/t. However, this is an interesting book to …
New Book on Christianity and Islam
https://www.amazon.com/JESUS-ALLAH-Christians-Called-Muhammed-ebook/dp/B08HL973FM/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1599560252&refinements=p_27%3AAdesegun+Hammed+Olayiwola&s=digital-text&sr=1-1&text=Adesegun+Hammed+Olayiwola This is another book written by one of my former students. He is a pastor and theologian in his homeland in Nigeria. Hope you will give it a look!
Missions Theology Chapter 2
Years ago I started to write a book on Missions Theology. I was teaching a course on it, and as usual, I had mixed feelings about the books I had available to use. Therefore, I started writing. But then I stopped. For one thing, I haven't had to teach the course again, so I lost …