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Video: End Times Theology

Many people object to working toward peace, in the Middle East for example, because of various End Times beliefs. In this video, Rick Love addresses this objection and discusses an approach to peacemaking in light of End Times theology.

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My Friend the Muslim Peacemaker

During introductions, Abdullah smiled and asked everyone, “How do you define the Trinity in three words?” This got me laughing! What a great sense of humor – especially when you realize he was the only Muslim in a class full of Christians. But his most-jolting joke took place when our class visited a local mosque.

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Exclusive Truth Claims and Inclusive Love Aims

Many Christians struggle with the balance between holding onto exclusive truth claims and, at the same time, loving people inclusively. In this video, Rick Love talks about this apparent dichotomy and offers a way forward.

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Video: Plank Removal

Why is it so hard for Christians to apologize first in conflict?In this newest video, Rick talks about the concept of dealing with our own sin and wrongdoing BEFORE confronting others about their sins. This is the key to reconciliation and to personal healing.

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Stories from Afghanistan: an Evangelical, a Jihadist, and a Communist Muslim?

During my stay in Kabul, the Afghan-Turk NGO graciously arranged office space for me to use when I was not teaching. My officemate was an Afghan man in his early 50s. "Thomas, please meet Mr. Siraji, a key part of the Aghan-Turk staff. Mr. Siraji was a member of the Mujahideen. He was one of the youngest jihadists fighting against the Russians. But don't worry, Thomas. He has come down from the mountain, he has shaved his beard, and he is MOSTLY civilized now!"

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Video: Total Depravity vs. Common Grace

We've been hard at work creating new videos! This week, Rick Love talks about the presence of common grace in all cultures and nations of our world - despite the reality of total depravity and human sinfulness.

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Stories from Afghanistan: Fear, Love, Friendship and a Snowball Fight

Unfortunately, I often encounter “Christians” who are so gripped by fear and even hatred of Muslims that they have no capacity for love. In most cases, this fear is of the baseless, irrational variety—the kind of fear we are all prone to conjure up when we cloister with those from “our tribe” and work tirelessly to cast those from “the other tribe” in the worst possible light. My Muslim friends tell me that there is the same propensity among Muslims to believe the worst about Christians.

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Video: Grace & Truth

Today we'd like to share another of our new videos with you. In today's video, Rick Love speaks about an important resource that every peacemaker and everyone committed to Christian-Muslim relations should be aware of: the Grace & Truth Project.

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