Let Us Know You Are Wheaton By Your Love
Dear Wheaton College Administration, On this day, the Feast of the Epiphany, the day of the manifestation of the True God to the whole world, I ask that you come to an epiphany of compassion,...
View ArticleStar Wars and Theology Part 2: Overcoming the Myth of Good and Evil
One common critique of the Star Wars saga is that it holds a simplistic view of good and evil. For example, Star Wars makes it easy to tell the difference between good and evil. The distinction is as...
View ArticleThank You, Dr. Hawkins
Dear Dr. Hawkins, As you prepare to leave Wheaton College, I want to extend to you my heartfelt gratitude for your wisdom, compassion, and embodiment of Christ. Your solidarity with the vulnerable and...
View ArticleJesus Was Killed For National Security Reasons: Good Friday, Fear, and Muslim...
Why was Jesus killed? There is no more important question to ask on this Good Friday. Christians have come up with many answers throughout the last 2,000 years. Some of those answers claim that Jesus...
View ArticleThe Truth about God and Interfaith Relationships
Can we share God? Because for many of us, God is something that we refuse to share. In fact, human history shows that we will fight over God. God, after all, is truth. And we all like to think that we...
View ArticleTranscending Phobias, Finding Hope, Building Peace after Orlando
Love must transform our fears, turn our arms of war into arms of embrace, strip us down to our human core. Love must make us one. On Tuesday night, in the raw heartache following the Pulse Nightclub...
View ArticleHijab for Lent
I am wearing hijab for Lent. Many personal, moral, and spiritual considerations led me to the decision to wear the headscarf as I follow my Lord on this holy journey. During Lent, Jesus leads us...
View ArticleWhat I Learned from My Muslim Uber Driver
I arrived at the airport after a long flight. After getting off the plane and picking up my luggage, I opened my Uber app. I tapped on “Uber X” and a young man named Bakr drove around the corner 10...
View ArticleGratitude For My Muslim Friends On “Love A Muslim Day”
My Dearest Muslim Friends, Assalaamu Alaikum. Today around the world, people are turning a campaign of hate into a catalyst for healing and relationship-building as they observe “Love A Muslim Day.”...
View ArticleRepent And Live: Renouncing White Supremacy And War And Finding Ourselves In...
In The Right Place At the Right Time Shortly after the Virginia Tech shooting, I remember listening to the words of President Bush offering his condolences: Those whose lives were taken did nothing to...
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