EditorialRethinking Our Approach to Muslim Peoples
Dear Reader,
When I say the words “Islam” or “Muslim,” what thoughts or images come to your mind? Do you think of bloody pictures of terrorist attacks from Israel or New York? Do you think of...
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FeatureLoving Bin Laden
What Does Jesus Expect Us To Do?
“Do you mind if we blindfold you?” the Hezbollah fighter asked nonchalantly. “If I have a choice, I’d prefer not, but I’m guessing it’s your call,” I replied with a (nervous) smile. For some...
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FeatureA Unique Solution to Evil
If we take seriously the words and life of the man from Galilee, we are driven to the conclusion that his was a unique solution to evil in the world, a different kind of solution altogether, an...
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Why Do You Fear Me?
On Thursday, January 28 I joined others at the U.S. Center for World Mission in watching “Why Do You Fear Me?”, a 90-minute “live Web event” reportedly witnessed by Muslims and Christians in 57...
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FeatureJesus is Worthy
A Case Study from Mongolia
The following is excerpted, with permission, from There's a Sheep in My Bathtub: Birth of a Mongolian Church Planting Movement, by Brian Hogan (Asteroidea Books, 2008). Learn more at...
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FeatureTea With Hezbollah
So, what is it like to love an enemy? What are our so-called enemies really like, one on one? What are their favorite movies? When was the last time they cried? What is their favorite joke? If we...
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FeatureWalking With Muslims
… It has been an experience of utter faith and abandon to God’s will in the deepest crevices of our souls, or a walking in our own pitiful strength. In the end, though, it was an experience of...
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MarginaliaAre Muslims the New Nazis?
Recently I heard a comedian suggest that “brown is the new black”, that brown people (aka those of Middle Eastern/Asian descent) now receive the abuse, discrimination and suspicion that black...
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OtherEnvisioning a Global Network of Mission Structures
Will Tokyo 2010 Launch New Global Partnerships to Finish the Task?
Today, there are over 4,000 known evangelical mission agencies sending out 250,000 missionaries from over 200 countries. This is up from 1,800 known mission agencies and 70,000 missionaries in...
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OtherWorshipping Jesus
The One Who Dwelled Among Us
The first sound you heard in the cave-black, cavernous St. Louis dome was the clicking of a tap shoe on the stage. The beat quickened, as did the percussion. A spotlight silhouetted a slim dancer...
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OtherNew Bridges
Connecting People Through Language and Culture
The algorithm required to answer the question: “Can you recommend a text for me to Teach English as a Second/Foreign language?” is normally complex. I calculate location, native language, course...
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OtherA Strategic Vision
Mobilizing the National Church to Reach Unreached Peoples
It was my first trip to Ethiopia. My pastor, Dr. Charles Blair, had preceded me on three previous visits doing leadership training with the 17 denominations of the Evangelical Church Fellowship of...
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OtherNew Tools and Resources from Joshua Project
A Revised Progress Scale
Joshua Project is a research initiative of the U.S. Center for World Mission, seeking to highlight the ethnic people groups of the world with the fewest followers of...
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Raising Local ResourcesDo No Harm
Medical people have a basic guideline for the treatment of patients: “Do no harm.” I have often thought about that when dealing with cross-cultural situations. I know by experience that it is easy...
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Further ReflectionsLearning the Lay of the Land
The rescue and reconstruction of Haiti weigh heavily on many minds and hearts. Much could be said about this small nation, including the difficulties of meaningfully helping a country where the...
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