Board-level Mission Governance and the Survival of Civilization
Under the general editorship of Lynn Giddings, the trilogy under review is addressed to church workers and comprises a collection of forty-one pieces …
Category: Volume 38 – Issue 4
The Web and World Religions
We devote the majority of this article to three categories—general religion sites, new religions and cults, and Islam—followed by briefer coverage…
As the World Draws Lines…
Ever since the start of my current term in 1999, I have seen a progressive hardening of the Muslim front in my city, and world events have conspired t…
How Islam Sees Itself
Ever since 9/11 we have been bombarded with generalizations as to the peaceful nature of Islam.
Free to Live under the Law: A Model for Islamic Witness
I meant well. My heart was filled with love for my Muslim friends and I wanted them to know how liberating salvation in Christ was. The more acquainte…
Growing Churches in Resistant Areas
In early 1997, a regional church development working group asked what could be learned from existing churches to benefit those planting new churches o…
A Church Built by Muslims
As the Muslim chief and I stood beside my white Toyota wagon, the traditional African gestures and greetings were exchanged. The scorching Saharan sun…
A Testimony for Missions: Respect or Rejection?
How should missions proceed within the clash of civilizations? How should American missionaries operate within the context of anti-Western sentiment?
Understanding Conversion
In this article I will suggest a few key issues of conversion and then, echoing the perspectives of my friends from Russia and other countries, offer …