De Omnibus Dubitandum Est.

Further to the discussion regarding the sixth petition of the Lord's prayer, and Pope Benedict XVI's superb catechesis, which I posted here , I stumbled on this Youtube video  of Nabeel. Back in July 2009, I lost control of my car in a torrential downpour and the one passenger, my seven year old daughter Ruth, was killed . So began the darkest, most difficult period of my life so far. A period of my life I am still very much in. Through that time I have felt desperate, alone, utterly empty. But I have also felt continually comforted through the grief and pain by my wife and children as we suffered together, but also, in a very real and tangible way, by God. Nabeel Qureshi was a Christian convert from the Ahmadiyya sect of Islam. He also wrote three books, Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity (Zondervan, February 2014),  Answering Jihad: A Better Way Forward (Zondervan, March 2016), and No God But One—Allah or Jesus (Zonderv...

This moved me to tears. This extraordinary man studied to be an Imam for ten years. Listen to him explain how honest study of the Qur'an brought him to faith in Jesus Christ. We can learn so much from his witness and his perspective on faith. He talks about his family, who tried to kill him when they found out about his conversion, with such love! He speaks about his journey to faith in Christ, his reasoning, and his perspective on the many gods in India. Fascinating and valuable!