Kent took me to a restaurant for dinner called "The Reef" it's a Caribbean Restaurant with the most tasty food and excellent service. Andrew was our server and we will most definitely be back. I put a review on Google/Zagat while we were there. Absolutely a 4 star experience!
My love, my life. I am so thankful that I joined my future with him. I am uber blessed.
So, the gift. I had looked at a gift for Kent a number of weeks ago, ordered it and was hoping it would arrive in time for our celebration October 1st. It arrived on Friday, September 28th. So, I hid it. Because he is a loyal reader of my blog (Hi Kenty) I couldn't talk about his anniversary gift on here.
The gift I gave him is a book. It's not just an ordinary book but an amazing book! It is called, "Learning from Islam -- How to Live as a Christian"
Kent and I love the author and we highly recommend his writing to you who read this blog. His name is Kamal al-Kanady. He has a great view on Islam and Christianity. (as a student of Islam not a practioner of Islam).
We have been captivated by his speaking--he is an uber talented man.
For your enjoyment a quote from al-Kanady and an overview of the book. There are reviews online -- if you want one other than me...I haven't read the whole book--although I intend on devouring it!
"Trust is debating the Israel-Palestine conflict with a conservative Sunni barber holding a straight-razor to your throat." - Kamal al-Kanady
An immigrant white Christian businessman from Canada writes about his experiences in a majority Islamic country in the Middle East. He is a family man, a management consultant, and one of those scholarly types that reads history books for entertainment. He has been learning, not just Arabic and business, but learning from Islam about how he would like to live as a Christian. This book is a call to humility and inclusion in Christian-Muslim dialogue. There are more than a billion of each faith on the planet now, and the relationship between the world's two largest faiths is too important to be left to the minority of priests and imams to sort out. Regular everyday Muslims and Christians need to be building bridges, investing in understanding, and approaching each other with a humble orthodoxy. Perhaps we could start by simply inviting each other over for tea.
You can order the book here:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_19?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=learning+from+islam+how+to+live+as+a+christian&sprefix=learning+from+Islam%2Caps%2C287
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