Navigating Müller’s Theology
THE MAN George Müller was born in 1805 to a family of modest wealth. His father was a tax collector and government official. By the…
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Read the Weekly Roundup: March 23
Saudi Crown Prince: Liberalizer or Authoritarian? NYT Video … looks like all the liberalization is generating good will, but iron fist behind it ……
Read the Weekly Roundup: March 16
Qatar: Kidnapped royals become pawns in Iran’s deadly plot (NYT) … the story of the extreme lengths Qatar went to secure their release … a rans…
Read the Weekly Roundup: March 2
Tajikistan: almost 2,000 mosques forcibly closed, converted to secular use in 2017 … but the teacher fired for missing President’s speech was rein…
Read the Weekly Roundup: February 23
Attacking Sufis in Iran: clashes between dervishes and police ... 'small demonstrations have become a part of life in Iran...' ... 'more than 30% of p…
Read the Weekly Roundup: February 16
Supreme Court: Violence in name of religion cannot be justified … quashing a Bombay High Court ruling … WhatsApp’s entry into payment arena coul…
Honor/Shame Dynamics in Our Training
(an excerpt from The Global Gospel by Werner Mischke, chapter 4.2) One of the most widely accepted models for contextualizing the Christian faith was developed…
Starting Points in Mission Mobilization
By Mark Stebbins A list of five “ones” might provide an ideal, simple job description for a beginning Missions’ Mobilizer. These concrete foundation pillars are…
Read the Weekly Roundup: February 9
Deradicalization in Kazakhstan: it’s about the economy … ‘some of the best weapons… simple as a good job… regular talk with the imam’ … …
SIL International Takes a Serious Look at Multilingualism and Migration
By Steve Quakenbush, Ph.D., Global Scripture Access Services Director and MUSE Task Force Chair SIL International In a world increasingly characterized by global connectivity and massive movements…