Comments on: The Church in Baghdad http://preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad Sniffing out the work of God in the world... Fri, 18 May 2012 14:25:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Josie http://preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad/comment-page-1#comment-73845 Josie Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:58:17 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad#comment-73845 There is only ONE true religion - the Bible tells us so There is only ONE true religion – the Bible tells us so

]]> By: hanti otto http://preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad/comment-page-1#comment-72669 hanti otto Wed, 07 May 2008 16:14:36 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad#comment-72669 Hi Guys I'm from South Africa. Found this blog by playing on Google - "Christian church baghdad" I am urgently looking of contact details of Christians or churches in Iraq, more specifically Baghdad, but I'm not choosey. I believe the Lord will send me to the right people. We urgently need Christians in Iraq for interseccion - fellow believers who will pray continiously for a certain purpose. Can ANYONE PLEASE help? Regards H Hi Guys

I’m from South Africa. Found this blog by playing on Google – “Christian church baghdad”

I am urgently looking of contact details of Christians or churches in Iraq, more specifically Baghdad, but I’m not choosey.

I believe the Lord will send me to the right people.
We urgently need Christians in Iraq for interseccion – fellow believers who will pray continiously for a certain purpose.

Can ANYONE PLEASE help?

Regards
H

]]> By: Albert Coverly http://preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad/comment-page-1#comment-41402 Albert Coverly Tue, 16 Jan 2007 11:23:39 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad#comment-41402 Google is the best search engine Google is the best search engine

]]> By: Glenn Johnson http://preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad/comment-page-1#comment-14445 Glenn Johnson Sun, 03 Sep 2006 02:54:27 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad#comment-14445 Hi, might we not as Christians, accept Mohammed as a prophet and decipher his works? Can we learn and come to terms with differences? We have Isiiiah and the Egyptian Moses to use as examples. Can Christianity absorb Islam - like the English language has absorbed so many languages? Can Jihad attack a fellow believer - what will then be their strategy? Conversion - to the subsumed belief system? Hi,

might we not as Christians, accept Mohammed as a prophet and decipher his works? Can we learn and come to terms with differences?

We have Isiiiah and the Egyptian Moses to use as examples.

Can Christianity absorb Islam – like the English language has absorbed so many languages? Can Jihad attack a fellow believer – what will then be their strategy?

Conversion – to the subsumed belief system?

]]> By: Tina http://preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad/comment-page-1#comment-14070 Tina Tue, 22 Aug 2006 18:30:07 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad#comment-14070 "I wonder about that verse in Genesis where God tells the serpant, “I will put enmity between you and the woman…” I have always wondered if that was the reason tha so many women just freak out over snakes." I HATE snakes. I have always cited this verse as Biblical justification for it. “I wonder about that verse in Genesis where God tells the serpant, “I will put enmity between you and the woman…” I have always wondered if that was the reason tha so many women just freak out over snakes.”

I HATE snakes. I have always cited this verse as Biblical justification for it.

]]> By: carolyn dycus http://preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad/comment-page-1#comment-14065 carolyn dycus Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:31:37 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad#comment-14065 Re: Christians in Baghdad--if any of you joined the prayer initiative, "Forty Days of Prayer for Iran" this past spring, you would have been overwhelmed by the Christian community in Iran. The web site was excellent, the videos of each day's focus (education, college students, military, children, etc.) very informative, and the music beautiful and haunting. Don't know the funding behind all of it, but the web master was masterful! Global day of prayer website gives you access to the Iran location. www.globaldayofprayer.com should get you there. Re: Christians in Baghdad–if any of you joined the prayer initiative, “Forty Days of Prayer for Iran” this past spring, you would have been overwhelmed by the Christian community in Iran. The web site was excellent, the videos of each day’s focus (education, college students, military, children, etc.) very informative, and the music beautiful and haunting. Don’t know the funding behind all of it, but the web master was masterful! Global day of prayer website gives you access to the Iran location. http://www.globaldayofprayer.com should get you there.

]]> By: Joel Maners http://preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad/comment-page-1#comment-14042 Joel Maners Tue, 22 Aug 2006 04:08:35 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad#comment-14042 I wonder about that verse in Genesis where God tells the serpant, "I will put enmity between you and the woman..." I have always wondered if that was the reason tha so many women just freak out over snakes. The producers of his movie just wrote of half the movie-going population before it hit the first screen. I wonder about that verse in Genesis where God tells the serpant, “I will put enmity between you and the woman…” I have always wondered if that was the reason tha so many women just freak out over snakes.

The producers of his movie just wrote of half the movie-going population before it hit the first screen.

]]> By: Chris Field http://preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad/comment-page-1#comment-14041 Chris Field Tue, 22 Aug 2006 02:13:00 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad#comment-14041 “They read a statement from the Christian church directed to the Muslim community, declaring that they love them and believe they were created in the image of God.” Take out Muslim and put in gay and this exactly the point many of us were fighting to make with the Soul Force visit to ACU last year. Powerful words to fill any blank in with. “They read a statement from the Christian church directed to the Muslim community, declaring that they love them and believe they were created in the image of God.”

Take out Muslim and put in gay and this exactly the point many of us were fighting to make with the Soul Force visit to ACU last year. Powerful words to fill any blank in with.

]]> By: Leland http://preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad/comment-page-1#comment-14038 Leland Mon, 21 Aug 2006 23:53:14 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad#comment-14038 "They read a statement from the Christian church directed to the Muslim community, declaring that they love them and believe they were created in the image of God." This is great! I wish we could recognize this about eveyone. “They read a statement from the Christian church directed to the Muslim community, declaring that they love them and believe they were created in the image of God.”

This is great! I wish we could recognize this about eveyone.

]]> By: Kathy http://preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad/comment-page-1#comment-14037 Kathy Mon, 21 Aug 2006 23:30:28 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad#comment-14037 Beaner!!! LOL This picture combines two from my 'I really don't like this' list: Snakes Flying/Planes The combination of the two is 100% offputting for me. No THANKS!! lol Beaner!!! LOL

This picture combines two from my ‘I really don’t like this’ list:

Snakes

Flying/Planes

The combination of the two is 100% offputting for me. No THANKS!! lol

]]> By: Beaner http://preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad/comment-page-1#comment-14036 Beaner Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:39:11 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad#comment-14036 What kind of trouble do you think I'd get in if I brought a rubber snake on a plane? Maybe they will show up on the 'Banned Items' list soon! What kind of trouble do you think I’d get in if I brought a rubber snake on a plane? Maybe they will show up on the ‘Banned Items’ list soon!

]]> By: TCS http://preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad/comment-page-1#comment-14035 TCS Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:31:43 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad#comment-14035 Man would everybody shut up about the snakes, now I'll have to fly with my feet up in my seat. Man would everybody shut up about the snakes, now I’ll have to fly with my feet up in my seat.

]]> By: Chris Field http://preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad/comment-page-1#comment-14034 Chris Field Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:24:02 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad#comment-14034 Mike- It probably wouldn't go over well here but I was floored by Claiborne's conversation soon after that (I believe) about how the American Christians feel about the current war situation. I almost cried. Mike-

It probably wouldn’t go over well here but I was floored by Claiborne’s conversation soon after that (I believe) about how the American Christians feel about the current war situation. I almost cried.

]]> By: Beaner http://preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad/comment-page-1#comment-14033 Beaner Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:24:46 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad#comment-14033 I haven't seen 'Snakes on a Plane' (yet) but does it have a good theme song like 'Attack of the Killer Tomatoes'??? I haven’t seen ‘Snakes on a Plane’ (yet) but does it have a good theme song like ‘Attack of the Killer Tomatoes’???

]]> By: GKB http://preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad/comment-page-1#comment-14032 GKB Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:22:18 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/2006/08/21/the-church-in-baghdad#comment-14032 Mike, I would suggest to you "From the Holy Mountain" by William Dalrymple, a British travel author. He discovered a sixth century manuscript called "The Spiritual Meadow" by St. John Moschos. Moschos travelled around ancient Byzantium, visiting monasteries and hermitages and churches, noting their decline. Dalrymple recreated that journey in the mid 90's, tracing Moschos' steps from Mt. Athos (the Holy Mountain) in Greece to Alexandria and upper Egypt. It is a well-written and fascinating chroncle of eastern Christianity, and poignant reminder that Christianity is more an Eastern religion/philosophy than Western. One thing that still strikes me: Jesus would probably feel more at home in an Islamic worship service than in a modern, Western, American one, especially a mega-church worship service... Like I said, it's a good read, if you're into that kind of thing. Mike,
I would suggest to you “From the Holy Mountain” by William Dalrymple, a British travel author.

He discovered a sixth century manuscript called “The Spiritual Meadow” by St. John Moschos. Moschos travelled around ancient Byzantium, visiting monasteries and hermitages and churches, noting their decline.

Dalrymple recreated that journey in the mid 90′s, tracing Moschos’ steps from Mt. Athos (the Holy Mountain) in Greece to Alexandria and upper Egypt. It is a well-written and fascinating chroncle of eastern Christianity, and poignant reminder that Christianity is more an Eastern religion/philosophy than Western.

One thing that still strikes me: Jesus would probably feel more at home in an Islamic worship service than in a modern, Western, American one, especially a mega-church worship service…

Like I said, it’s a good read, if you’re into that kind of thing.

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