iHOPE Blogs
Share My Faith This Thanksgiving – 8 Practical Steps
Thanksgiving is an easy time of the year to share your faith across cultures. Not only can your humble witness have eternal significance for someone who doesn't know about Salvation in Jesus, but you can also model sharing the gospel across generations for your family. ...
Resilient Faith: Ataya’s Story
Courage grows a more resilient Christian faith. So how can you grow more courage – especially when it comes to sharing your faith? One way is to hear inspiring stories from Believers of other-faith backgrounds who’ve had to overcome great odds to follow Jesus. Today’s ...
The 5 Essentials – An Overview
When it comes to sharing Jesus across cultures, everyone wrestles with two questions: Can I do it, and is it worth it? The first question is about ability, and the second is motivation. This episode answers both. Through inspiring, real-life stories, Renod shares 5 things ...
Optimize Gospel-centered Prayer
Praying with someone - in Jesus’ name - is one of the simplest, most effective things you can do, especially with other-faith friends. In this episode, you’ll learn how to 1) optimize the differences between Christian and Muslim prayers; 2) initiate prayer, and quickly identify ...
How to pray for Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus
While many Christians focus on HOW to pray for Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus, few are praying WITH them. This is a problem because praying together with friends of other faiths in Jesus’ name is one of the simplest and most effective things Believers can do ...
How to Look for a “Person of Peace”
We’ve been unpacking 5 Bible Essentials every Christian should know and do with Muslims. On this episode, we’re diving into Essential #2: How to look for a Person of Peace. Learn what this Essential means and how to apply it practically, in your everyday life. ...
Steps to share your faith today, this week, and this month
If you’re a Jesus follower, you probably know you should be sharing your biblical faith. The uncomfortable truth is that while many Christians know God, they’ve been apathetic or apprehensive about making Him known especially across cultures. Here are some steps you can take immediately, ...
Sharing the Gospel in One Sentence
Sharing the gospel of Christ can seem daunting, especially with people of other faiths (like Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus). If no one taught you how, and you’ve never seen it done before, how would you know? Where would you start? Well, you could search “share ...
The 5 Essentials: Fundamentals for sharing your faith
One of the biggest blunders we all make when we set out to share our Christian faith is to build a relationship with everything but Jesus. We love on people. We hint and hope. Yet these are not strategies for sharing our biblical faith. No, ...
Raised Christian in Islamic-ruled nations. What’s it like?
Can you imagine growing up persecuted for your biblical faith while living in Islamic-ruled nations? Host Renod Bejjani doesn't have to imagine. He grew up in once-Christian nations that shifted to 99% Muslim. Similar patterns are happening now in Western nations. Yet you can help ...