Muslims, Missions, and the Media

This Month's Articles

Why am I a Missionary to Muslims? Feature

Why am I a Missionary to Muslims?

Four medical staff of Ji­bla Hospital in Yemen were gunned down in a morning meeting. Bonnie Witherall was shot on her way to a maternity clinic in Sidon, Lebanon. Heather Mercer and Dayna Curry...

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Editorial Comment

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TIME’s June 30 cover demands to know, “Should Christians Convert Muslims?”

Amazingly, this cover story in TIME mentions us four times, directly or indirectly. Also, my son-in-law,...

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An Initial Response to TIME Feature

An Initial Response to TIME

Darrell Dorr

Despite some errors of commission or omission, David Van Biema and his colleagues at TIME are to be commended for their attempt to fairly portray evangelical mission initiatives...

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Is This What the World Needs Now? A Response to TIME Feature

Is This What the World Needs Now? A Response to TIME

In generally balanced and fair coverage, TIME explores some valid and critical issues involved in ministry to Muslims, includ­ing restrictions on Christian work; “tentmaking” (entering and serving...

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Evangelicals, Stereotypes, and Diversities Feature

Evangelicals, Stereotypes, and Diversities

The cover story by David Van Biema, entitled “Should Christians Convert Mus­lims?”, in the TIME magazine issue of June 30, 2003 turned out to be far more balanced than many of us had feared. ...

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Letters to the Editor Other

Letters to the Editor

An open letter to Ralph D. Winter and Patrick Johnstone

(in response to “The Missing Piece in Global Mission Strategy?” and “The Case for a Global Inter-Missions Network”, May-June 2003)

I am...

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One Perspective from India

The TIME cover story tells us what many Americans think about missions. People in India may have much more critical views. In the July 12 issue of the Economic and Political Weekly (...

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Between a Rock and a Hard Place Feature

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

A taxi ride shows its not easy being an American Christian in the Middle East

I love it when Americans ask me where I live these days.  My answer:  “Between a rock and a hard place.”  Not many people can say that.  Here’s why.  English-speakers usually pronounce Iraq as “eye...

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Mobilizers Meet in Amsterdam to Advance the Perspectives Movement Other

Mobilizers Meet in Amsterdam to Advance the Perspectives Movement

God’s purposes, an emphasis given even greater prominence since a 1999 curriculum revision.  Furthermore, the vision of Perspectives is intended to give integration and significance not only to...

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Can a Distracted Church Reach Muslims? Further Reflections

Can a Distracted Church Reach Muslims?

The overall impression of the June 30 TIME cover story is that opinions related to converting Muslims are all over the map. Some people share in ways that are bolder—and can cause trouble, while...

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