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Finding Hidden Churches – Walking Tour of Kaleiçi, AntalyaStarting from Hadrian’s Gate to the Port of …Antalya Greek Churches
Beyond Absurdity with God’s OnenessGod is God, and he can declare his …Oneness
Probing the Hidden Savior on Mary’s KneeVisiting Ephesus and Florence will give a new …Mary's Exaltation
New Glimpses in the Hagia SophiaDespite the attempts to make the building an …Hagia Sophia's Hidden Christianity
Hidden Crosses in the Hagia Sophia CourtyardThe Hagia Sophia, the jewel of Justinian’s reign, …Hagia Sophia's Hidden Christianity
What’s Shunned Now at the Hagia Sophia in IstanbulAtaturk put the beauty of the Hagia Sophia …Updates, Hagia Sophia's Hidden Christianity
Priority of Sacredness in Weddings – A covenant uniquenessSacredness comes about when a vow or commitment …Sacredness
Hidden Crosses in the Dushanbe Archeology MuseumThe National Antiquities Museum in Dushanbe boasts of …Hidden Crosses
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Searching for the Magi SeriesWho were the Magi, and why the big …Magi
The Magi’s dream leads to the GospelThe Magi came from Persia, and they opened …Magi
The Highway of Covenant HolinessThe highway of covenant holiness stood out to …Covenant-keeping God
Hidden Crosses at the Seljuk Castle near EphesusThe castle hill of Seljuk, Turkey, presents the …Hidden Crosses
Covenant Oneness vs. Contract OnenessOneness differs between a covenant-keeping God and a …Oneness
Walking by Hidden Crosses in the Churches of EphesusIn touring the ancient site of Ephesus in …Hidden Crosses
Hidden Crosses in Khujand Archeology MuseumIn my travels throughout the Middle East and …Hidden Crosses
The Tajikistan I knew«Ватанатро дӯст дор, лекин ҳақиқатро фаромӯш накун.»  Ҳошим …Tajikistan
Couple Counsel in the Middle of Choir PracticeLast winter, a Persian couple invited me to …Defining Marriage, Updates
The Jewish Influence on Fire WorshipMany mistakenly state that Zoroastrianism influenced Judaism, but …Fire Jewish and Persian Community
The Costliness of TruthIs absolute divine truth less than relative truth? …Absolute Truth
Cutting the Shah NamehThe Colonial Press published The World’s Greatest Classics …Persian Classics
A Snapshot in Defining a Covenant MarriageI will establish my covenant with you, and …Defining Marriage
Indwelling Inspiration – descended or from within?“Then Yahweh stretched out his hand and he …Inspiration
Arc of Triumph in God’s MercyOur Muslim taxi driver in Paris offered his …Updates, God's Character
Discerning God’s Oneness in Unity and in Absolute OnenessThe Bible and Quran clash since Yahweh avoids …Oneness
No Vision – a Human FailureThe proverb reads: “Where there is no vision….” …Inspiration
Relational Characteristics of a CovenantA biblical covenant shows set characteristics that bind …Covenant Marriage
Teaching Inspiration in a Muslim ContextThe second chapter of Searching Below the Surface …Inspiration
Tips for Teaching about the Oneness of GodMy book Searching Below the Surface explores the …Teaching tips about God's Oneness
Searching Below the Surface – Looking into unexpected Islamic ideas.In reading, Searching Below the Surface: A Deeper …God's Character
Oneness to Oneness – Eve’s Creation from Adam to rejoiningAt the time of Creation, Adam and Eve …Eve's Creation
The Magi bring Trouble to JerusalemThe Magi guests who came only brought trouble …Magi and Persian Culture
The Magi IronyWhy did the Magi come? Indeed, there is …Magi and Persian Culture
The Magi – The Wise still Seek the Savior“Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of …Advent
We worship God, Not a Physical Book              I cannot …Word of God
En Route to Defining a Covenant Marriage – Countering ContractMy beloved is mine, and I am his …Defining Marriage
Is Marriage a Covenant or Contract? Society’s dilemmaFor marriage, distinguishing the meaning between the two …Defining Marriage
Should I Marry a Muslim?Are you in a relationship with a Muslim? …Islamic Contract Marriage
Essence of the Covenant MatrixA matrix molds an environment determining how something …Defining Marriage
Casting away God’s Love Letter?The loving God says I have loved you …Word of God
Deciphering Images for Potential Purposes“If he had been thy guest, why with …Image of God
Original Dwelling in Marital OnenessThe Oneness in Trinity dwells together without rivalry …Covenant Marriage
Monolith of Marriage – Truth or Fiction?The sizeable upright truth about marriage found in …Covenant Marriage
Understanding the meaning of Shia MarriageIn western society, marriage is a paper, but …Shia Marriage
The Beholder’s Definition of MarriageDaily, different perspectives confront us. For example, if …Covenant Marriage, Defining Marriage
Sharing our Faith with MuslimsHow can we explain what we believe to …Sharing the Gospel

The Highway of Covenant Holiness

Covenant-keeping God

The highway of covenant holiness stood out to me when the Advent Candle reader recited Isaiah 35 in our International church. The words, even if they are fools, they shall not go astray (v. 8). Wow, I thought, we who are in God’s covenant way, the Way of Holiness – even when we are fools, even when we go astray, even when we say or do stupid things – the Loving Lord who provides a covenantal connection will still redeem us!

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Couple Counsel in the Middle of Choir Practice

Defining Marriage, Updates

Last winter, a Persian couple invited me to join them for their choir practice at Prestonwood Baptist outside of Dallas, Texas. I thought, Oh my but left with an Oh-wow-feeling!

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A Snapshot in Defining a Covenant Marriage

Defining Marriage

This entry is part 3 of 7 in the series Defining Covenant Marriage

I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall know that I am the Lord – Ez. 16:62

God’s relational covenant with his people traces how the Bible defines a covenant marriage. Isaiah 55:3 states, “Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.” A divinely witnessed promise of love summarizes the covenant way in salvation, this divine-human relationship re-echos in marriage.

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Searching Below the Surface – Looking into unexpected Islamic ideas.

God's Character

This entry is part 5 of 7 in the series Defining Covenant Marriage

In reading, Searching Below the Surface: A Deeper Look at Covenant and Contract, one expects simple answers to complex issues. However, exploring a much-needed contrast between how the God of the Bible functions in a covenant manner and the Islamic Allah in a contractual way will take the reader into a Scripture dig. The foundations help one to understand marriage as an outcome of these beliefs, leading each of us to discover why biblical marriage is covenantal, not contractual – like Islam.

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