A Divine Wink

A blog that seeks common ground between Christians and Muslims

A Divine Wink can be defined in many ways. An important Divine Wink is the expression of God's applause when people, who take their faith in God seriously, come together for mutual edification and understanding, despite our religious differences. I believe God is dissatisfied with the divisive, zealous, religious arguments that unnecessarily separate good, God-fearing people. I find that most religious misunderstandings occur because of differences in perspective rather than differences in belief. The words “divine wink” are derived from Acts 17:30 in the New Testament, which says, “And the times of this ignorance God winked at, but now commands all men everywhere to repent.” See also my novel, A Divine Wink: When Love and Religion Become Rivals.

Our Purpose in Life: Muslim and Christian Perspectives

6/30/2020

What is our purpose in life? My Muslim friend, Dr. Safi Kaskas, joins me today to consider this question that most of the people on our planet have asked themselves. Today we will consider the question from both the Christian and Muslim perspectives. Our consideration of this question raises the question: What agreement exists between Christians and Muslim on this important issue?

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Salvation: Muslim and Christian Perspectives

6/19/2020

What assurance do we have that we will go to Heaven when we die? Muslims answer this question by emphasizing good works, while Christians emphasize faith. My conversation with my Muslim friend, Dr. Safi Kaskas, explores how to reconcile Christian and Muslim views on this essential topic. See also, my novel at www.adivinewink.com, in which Martin Webster, a Christian, and Adeelah El-Sayed, a Muslim, fall in love and explore this issue (and more) to overcome the religious opposition that they face. Please follow my Divine Wink channel on YouTube to explore additional common ground between our two religions.

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Should the Phrase “Son of God” Divide Us?

6/11/2020

My good Muslim friend, Dr. Safi Kaskas, joined me in this video to discuss a contentious issue between Muslims and Christians: the phrase, son of God. This video is longer than what I normally post, but such a contentious issue requires more than superficial treatment. So it also required more time. You will find that we came to some very good conclusions for bridge builders, which was our goal.

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Should our Scriptures Divide Us?

6/4/2020

Many Christians believe that Muslims worship a false god, because Christians believe the Holy Quran is not the Word of God. My Muslim friend, Dr. Safi Kaskas, joins me to discuss this issue, which creates unfortunate and unnecessary divisiveness between people who take their faith in God seriously--Christians and Muslims.

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What does it mean to believe in Jesus?

5/30/2020

What is the role of belief with respect to our attainment of eternal life in Heaven?

Acts 16:31 says, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved.”

There are some Christians who interpret this verse superficially and conclude that recognizing the existence of Jesus as the Christ grants one eternal life. Muslims rightly criticize this view because it suggests that no works of righteousness are necessary for the believer to attain eternal life.

In my YouTube video, I will address this issue from both the Christian and Muslim perspectives.

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Why Do We Do Good Works?

5/22/2020

Why Do We Do Good Works? Ask Muslims this question, and they will generally reply that if our good works don’t exceed our bad works, then we will not go to Heaven. Ask Christians this question, and they will reply that we must do good works in obedience to God, but it is not our good works that take us to Heaven. These two views have created significant division between Muslims and Christians. But do these different responses mean that we are not in agreement? I contend that these views can be reconciled because they represent different perspectives and not disagreement.

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Is God Angry with You?

5/16/2020

There are many passages in both the Holy Bible and the Holy Quran in which we learn about the many things that inflame God’s wrath. As I read such passages, I am frequently overwhelmed with the challenge to ensure that I don’t offend Almighty God. Is God continually angry with you and me? For those who have recently lost loved ones, was God angry with them when they died?

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Messengers from God

5/9/2020

I asked the question, “Is Jesus' claim that no one comes to the Father except through him perpetually true? Or was it only true when he said it?” It appears to me that Jesus promised his disciples that, by preaching the Gospel, they too would be “the way, the truth, and the life,” after his departure. And this would apply to all followers of Jesus. So, we are also God’s messengers.

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Jesus: A Son of God or the Son of God

5/1/2020

This blog defines a Divine Wink as the expression of God's applause when people, who take their faith in God seriously, come together for mutual edification and enlightenment, despite their religious differences. There are a number of divisive, zealous, religious arguments that unnecessarily separate good, God-fearing people. The question of Jesus as the son of God has been one of these issues. How do we reconcile these issues?

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What's in a Wink?

4/25/2020

A wink can mean many things. Some view all winks as bad. In Act 17:30, however, we read, "And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent.” (KJV) God does nothing bad. So let us consider the question: What's in wink? Click here to view our video.

I invite you to read the romance novel, A Divine Wink: When Love and Religion Become Rivals.
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About Michael Wright

Michael earned a degree in Theology from Baptist Bible College, Springfield, Missouri. He is a Program Director with Peace Catalyst International.

During his Air Force Career as an officer and meteorologist, he worked with Muslims in Morocco. His interaction with these Muslim friends led him to see significant common ground between Islam and Christianity.

This experience led him to write the novel, A Divine WinkA Divine Wink - When Love and Religion Become Rivals, the story about Martin Webster, a Christian, who meets and falls in love with Adeelah El-Sayed, a Muslim.

Click here to read why he chose to write this book.