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Afshin Ziafat

Afshin Ziafat is lead pastor of Providence Church in Frisco, Texas. His passion is to teach the word of God as the authority and guide for life, to preach Jesus Christ as the only Savior and Redeemer of mankind, and to proclaim the love of Christ as the greatest treasure and hope in life. He and his wife, Meredith, currently reside in Frisco with their three children.

Murder for the Rest of Us: How We Break the Sixth Commandment

Murder for the Rest of Us

How We Break the Sixth Commandment

If you think “You shall not murder” is a relatively simple commandment to obey, you may not have considered all the ways we murder one another without weapons.

Some Learn and Never Grow: A Lost Remedy for Spiritual Immaturity

Some Learn and Never Grow

A Lost Remedy for Spiritual Immaturity

Do you feel stuck in your walk with Christ? Perhaps the next step isn’t learning something new but getting serious about what you already know.

I Was a Misunderstood Muslim: Common Misconceptions About Islam

I Was a Misunderstood Muslim

Common Misconceptions About Islam

News about terrorist attacks may teach us about some Muslims, but not about most Muslims — and probably not about the Muslims down the street.

Worth a Thousand Years of Waiting: The Staggering Rise of the Church in Iran

Worth a Thousand Years of Waiting

The Staggering Rise of the Church in Iran

The country with the fastest-growing evangelical church is not in the Americas, Europe, or Africa, but right in the middle of the 10/40 window: Iran.

Disowned for Jesus: What I Lost and Found in Christ

Disowned for Jesus

What I Lost and Found in Christ

When forced to choose between his father and Jesus, he chose Jesus. And he found that laying down his life was the only way to find it.

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