EditorialMy wife’s final ordeal (see p. 37) right in the middle of all this consterna- tion about the new global war on terrorism has meant a double upheaval for me. At times the panic on the TV screen (in...
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FeatureOn September 11, 2001, the American people and the world received a devastating wakeup call. The world awoke to the stunning brutality of...
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OtherWhatever legitimate reasons the USA has in bombing a nation like Afghanistan, most of the people in poorer nations will not understand them. They will see it as the world’s most powerful nation...
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Q: How can people do such evil things in the name of religion?
A: Since September 11, people around the world have been asking this question. The atrocities of that day shocked and astounded. As...
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FeatureEver since the barbaric attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, we have received numerous inquiries from people trying to understand Islamic terrorism: What is there in Islam that would...
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FeatureWhat is Wahhabism? Probably few people have heard of this term before recent events. Wahhabism is a religious movement initiated by an 18th-century Islamic scholar, Mohammed ibn Abd al-Wahhab...
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FeatureThe following response to America’s recent terrorist attack has been edited from a message Bob Blincoe delivered to local pastors in the Phoenix area, September 14, 2001.
Pastors of this city,...
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FeatureAppalled at the events of September 11, we can rightly say, “That was not Islam.” It was not the Islam of the poet Hafiz with his lyrics of humility, not the Islam that built the Sulymaniyyah...
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FeatureExcerpted from the new book by Don Don McCurry
For the first three centuries of its history, the Church kept itself separate from secular power. That changed with Constantine, the Roman Emperor...
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FeatureThis is a book about winning Muslims to Christ. It is about healing for the broken family of Abraham. It is a book to help Christian workers learn to work with the sons and daughters of Ishmael,...
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From Operation World, 2001
The history of Afghanistan is a long and brutal one: more brutal than the rugged and desolate terrain that characterizes this land. Except for brief periods of peace,...
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OtherAt first glance it might seem that we are reeling backwards at lightning speed. The previous edition of Operation World gave a global total of 488 million Protestants. The current edition lists...
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Other“We are clear in our purpose, more intentional and strategic. We are less inward- and more outward-focused. We ‘own’ the fact that the Great Commission is the responsibility of the local church. We...
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Further ReflectionsOver the last few weeks, many of us who’ve been close to the Winter family have had time to reflect, cry, and examine ourselves. One of the things we reflected on was what we remember about Roberta...
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Further Reflectionsfrom the November 4 memorial service for Roberta Winter
Over the last few weeks, many of us who’ve been close to the Winter family have had time to reflect, cry, and examine ourselves. One of the...
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OtherHow do you raise a generation of givers to change the world? The following are excerpts from the article by my friend Jill Harris (Caleb Project) addressing this issue.
“There was a time when...
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