The Secret Efficiency of Faith Missions
At a recent conference of Christian organizations, my roommate told me of a donor retreat his agency had just sponsored where the two-day cost, includ…
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Exploring the Depths of the Mystery of Christ: K. Subba Rao’s Eclectic Praxis of Hindu Discipleship
In what ways might Christianity and Hinduism properly engage one another? What does true and dynamic faith and worship look like in India?
Dowry in Africa: A Wife Purchased or a Wife Cherished?
The dowry is going the way of many other important cultural practices in Africa —down the hill of eroding values. The going rate for an educated wif…
In War and Famine: Missionaries in China’s Honan Province in the 1940’s
The title, In War and Famine, sounds like part of a wedding vow, to be followed by “in sickness and in health, for richer and for poorer, ‘…
Grace and Greed in a People Movement to Christ in Nepal
The most astonishing story to come out of the church in Nepal since its inception fifty years ago is the movement to Christ of a large number of peopl…
Jesus and the Gospel in Africa: History and Experience
Kwame Bediako is one of the most significant contemporary voices in African evangelical theology. Richly textured, in touch with history, culture, the…
Unity in Community: The Vision of the Church in Ephesians
“You keep talking about community, but all we can think of is the neighborhood where we live,” is the response I got.
Muslim and Christian Reflections on Peace: Divine and Human Dimensions
It’s great to see Christians meeting with Muslims to discuss how we can get along—and even better when the Christian representatives share a firm …
Education for Behavior Change: Three Essential Stories
Motivating people to change behavior is difficult. We hang tenaciously onto habits because they have deep roots in our cultural values and beliefs.
Not Less Than Everything: The Courageous Women Who Carried the Christian Gospel to China
In 1900, two-thirds of the missionaries serving in China were women. Not Less Than Everything by Valerie Griffiths details the stories of such women, …