About 100 Muslims and Christians joined together last Wednesday to enjoy an evening dedicated to peacemaking, dialogue, and understanding. We would like to thank our speakers for inspiring us with their words and work. We would also like to thank our Muslim and Christian guests for attending despite the weekday crunch! Your presence and support[…]
Coffee, Cookies, & Connecting Faith
By Hosai On Wednesday, March 18, I was blessed to join a group of Christian and Muslim women at a popular coffee shop for a fellowship meeting. We first met a few weeks back at a Friendship Mixer called “Two Faiths, One Friendship” which promotes healthy dialogues between Christians and Muslims. After our brief encounter[…]
Peace begins with a Smile
Last Monday, I packed my two youngest sons (ages 3 and 5) up in our car and headed north to Disneyland. For a Midwest-born girl, there is no bigger treat than being able to drive from my home to Disneyland in a little over an hour. We spent the day playing and laughing, enjoying “snow”[…]
“Two Faiths, One Friendship” Mixer re-cap
We would like to thank all those who came out in support of our first “Two Faiths, One Friendship” mixer on Feb. 22! We were honored to see so many smiling faces. The positive energy in the room was exhilarating! Despite heavy rain and traffic, over 100 Muslims and Christians gathered at a community center to[…]
Love’s Fuel
The darkness tells me: You are a nobody. You’re not a statesman. You’re not a leader. You don’t even have a title. You speak for no one. You are insignificant. Who do you think you are? The light flickers inside. Its flame rises a little higher and responds: I am somebody. I am God’s creation.[…]
Inspiring act of friendship by one of our Readers
Last night, a mutual friend texted us the following: “I tried to act by your blog motto today by writing this card for my neighbor and taking her some flowers and home grown goodies. In addition to feeling heavy hearted all day I also felt so blessed for having a friendly neighbor. Shortly afterward she[…]
VIDEO: Muslims and Christians talk about hijab
We are working on a documentary in which everyday Muslims and everyday Christians get to know each other and talk about anything they want to learn about each other. Just hit ‘play’ and the video below will start at the part where they talk about the hijab (head covering) that many Muslim women wear:
“True regret is knowing you missed your only opportunity to be simply a good friend to someone that was exactly like you.” — Shannon L. Alder
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