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Theologie van de eredienst
Vandaag spreekt dr. Jeff Conway van Paoli Presbyterian Church op ons seminarie hier in Caïro. Hij heeft een “doctor of ministry” (DMin) graad op het gebied van de eredienst. Zijn thema voor ons is...
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Oog in oog met walvisfossielen in het Walvissendal (Wadi el-Hitan)
Zo’n 150 km ten zuidwesten van Caïro ligt het Walvissendal (Wadi el-Hitan, uitspraak: waadie-l-hietèèn). Om hier te komen rijdt men aan het einde van de bewoonde wereld het woestijn- en merengebied...
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De uitspraak van de alif in het Arabisch
In mijn blogbericht met foto’s van Wadi el-Hitan schreef ik dat de naam van dit “dal der walvissen” wordt uitgesproken als waadie-l-hietèèn. Uiteraard was dit een benadering en had ik nauwkeurigerwijs...
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Kinderlijk misverstand
Wanneer op de televisie de Koran wordt gereciteerd, wil een christelijk meisje de televisie uitzetten, maar haar broertje zegt boos: “Hoe durf je! De Koran is het woord van God.” Nee, hij is geen...
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Theologie en werkelijkheid
De Syrische predikant Wael Elian Haddad heeft recent een Arabisch boek het licht doen zien waarvan de titel zich laat vertalen als Theologie en werkelijkheid: Dienen tussen theorie en praktijk. Het...
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Regen en regenboog
Hoewel Caïro net na Lima de wereldstad is met de minste regen per jaar, stortregende het hier enkele dagen geleden toch flink. Daarbij verscheen toen ook de regenboog. Gearchiveerd onder:Egypt, NL Lees...
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Happy Thanksgiving
“Kull sana w-enta tayyib,” zegt één van de secretaresses van ons seminarie vanmorgen tegen me. “Elk jaar en jij goed,” betekent het letterlijk en wat vrijer: “Moge jij het nog vele jaren in goede...
View ArticleUrgent Prayer Request from Anglican Bishop of Egypt
Rev. Dr. Mouneer Hanna Anis, Bishop of the Episcopal / Anglican Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa writes today, August 14, 2013: Dear Friends, Greetings in the Name of our Lord...
View ArticleBookshops of the Egyptian Bible Society Burnt and Destroyed
Dr. Ramez Atallah, director of the Bible Society of Egypt, writes today (August 14, 2013): Dear friends, I have just received the sad news of the complete burning and destruction (by Muslim...
View ArticleLists of Burnt Egyptian Churches
Several lists of churches and other Christian properties that were burnt yesterday (August 14, 2013) are circulating on the internet. Amira Michael's list is well-organized and partly documented. The...
View Article“Death Where Is Your Sting?” Photos Burnt Church in Minya, Egypt
One of the burnt churches in Egypt I visited several times: the evangelical presbyterian Gad al-Sayed church in Abou Hilal in the city of Minya, some 250 km (160 miles) south of Cairo. Last years the...
View ArticleRecommended Articles about Egypt
In this blog post I try to collect links to above-average articles about the current situation in Egypt. Please, note that “recommended” does not mean that I endorse the contents of the articles. It...
View Article“No Hate Was Being Preached” Praying in a Burnt Church, Minya, Egypt
“No hate was being preached: ‘This will teach us to be better Christians.’” Sunday morning a Dutch and Belgian television crew attended the service in a burnt church in Minya (250 km / 160 miles south...
View ArticleBiblical Art in Sohag
Deep down in Egypt, 500 km (300 miles) south of Cairo, just outside the province capital of Sohag, at the border of the Nile valley and the Western desert, within a stone’s throw of the age-old White...
View ArticleRick Warren Misinformed about Egypt
Rick Warren wrote the following well-intended but misinformed message on Facebook and Google+: "PRAY for our Christian brothers and sisters being attacked in Maspero, Egypt! In October -over 4 days -...
View ArticleNine Questions and My Answers to Them
John Kenyon of the Institute for Global Church Studies asked me a number of good questions in his Facebook group. Below his questions with my answers. Christians and the Situation in Egypt 1. Are you...
View ArticleAtheism in Egypt and the Arab World
The following list is intended for research purposes, not to promote atheism. Suggestions for additions to this list are welcome. Lees verder →
View ArticleMessage from the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo
"Please pray for our students who are doing their summer field ministry now in difficult situations that sometimes includes threats . . ., especially in small villages in the south. We ask your prayers...
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