Last week we posted Jim Mullins' story about how he became a peacemaker, and today we'd like to share Michael Ly's. With Buddhist parents, a Jesus-centered faith of his own, and a deep love for his Muslim friends, Michael has quite a story to tell. Don't miss this.

For Jesus, what counts is obedience, not the confession of correct theology.I can imagine what you are thinking as you read this. "Sorry, Rick, but I am saved by faith not by obedience to the great commandments." Really?

We at Peace Catalyst are priveleged to have an ongoing partnership with the Somali Bantu refugee community in Phoenix, and we wanted to share with you a quick video of what goes on at our many weekly English classes. We're so thankful for our amazing new Somali friends and our incredible group of volunteer teachers who make this all possible!

This talk by Peace Catalyst Founder Jim Mullins was given at the Lumen 9.11 event, a discussion on faith, culture, and building bridges of peace. 

The Bush Administration responded to 9/11 with “the war on terror.” Anders Breivik committed his crimes on 22 July 2011 because he felt that Europe as a whole, and Norway in particular, had been naive in their response to Islam. Have we learned anything from what has happened in the last ten years about the way we think about Islam and relate to Muslims, and can we articulate a considered, long-term response to these events? T

A reader of my previous blog, “Fear, Inc.,” asked a very reasonable question. He or she had wondered how accurate my placing Robert Spencer among the “purveyors of hate and misinformation” actually was. I like this. I know everyone on the PCI team wants open and transparent communication. Indeed, let’s urge one another to speak the truth and to speak it in love, as Paul challenged the Ephesian church.

I had the privilege of attending the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C. in 2005, where King Abdullah of Jordan forcefully spoke out against terrorism. The media complains that Muslims don’t speak out against terrorism, but here it was. Loud and clear.

I wrote an article for Christianity Today recently titled, Have Muslim-Christian Relations Improved Since 9/11? As I reflected on the topic and did some research, I was surprised at how many evangelical organizations and individuals are engaged in peacemaking.

The flames of suspicion, hate and fear swept over our country in the 1940s and 1950s, fanned by the zealous anti-Communist Senator from Wisconsin, Joseph McCarthy. The current campaign in the United States to vilify Muslims is certainly reminiscent of the McCarthyism of the 1950s. Sure, its roots precede the attacks of 9/11, but we can see that it clearly exploded after that date.