Love Lessons

"God is love." Not everyone agrees. 

Eleven Christians. One Muslim.

These 12 American men boarded a plane for Honduras with the goal of doing a week of work at a Youth for Christ camp, a Christian boarding school and a mountaintop medical clinic. In addition to daily construction work, their schedule included nightly Bible study and prayer.

But what Scriptures could they discuss together?

The team was 11 Christians and one Muslim.

Where was the common ground?

Although Muslims do not consider Jesus to be the Son of God, they do revere him as a prophet. Because of this, the group's Bible study for the week focused on the parables of Jesus. Rather than debating his divine nature, the team dug into his teachings.
The men listened to Jesus say, "You are the light of the world," and considered how they might let their light shine before others, so that others might see their good works and give glory to God in heaven (Matthew 5:14-16).

Responding to the parable of the sower, the men talked about how they could improve the quality of ...