Day 1 Let’s get this out of the way. The Qur’an is going to take some getting used to. It’s cadence, structure, flow, and focus are quite different from the Hebrew or Christian scriptures. And that’s okay! But just delving into these first few surahs and it’s very noticeable. This also means my reflections will […]

Back in the late spring of 2007, I did an intensive study of Sufism in Turkey. We spent time in Frankfurt before moving on to Istanbul. We wound our way down to Cappadocia, eventually ending up in Konya and the back again to Istanbul. It was one of those foundational experiences for me and Turkey […]