The ‘Mother of the Books’: A Case Study of the Consequences of a Seminal Muslim Idiom Translation – Owen Sirat Synopsis
Introductory Video Introduction This case study surveys the factors that influenced the development of…
Author John Span
John Span
John Span has worked with his family in West Africa among an unreached 'Fulani' people group for the last ten years. His mentors have challenged him to think theologically, especially in the area of missions to Muslims and he desires to inspire others to do the same. In the last year he has been a frequent contributor to the St. Francis Magazine.
The wide spectrum of expression in Biblical interactions and confrontation
Was Jesus allowed to call a group of people “white-washed tombs” while being the same…
Why does Jackson Wu state: “There are no Church Planting Movements in the Bible….” and how did David Garrison reply?
In the October 2014 issue of “Global Missiology” Jackson Wu who is a teacher of…
Peter’s speeches in the Book of Acts: Lessons for evangelists today
With a soft voice, with soft gestures, with a soft heart and maybe soft hands…
Psst…”Did you hear what Jesus did?” Gossip as a means of mission.
When we think of the word ‘gossip’ we often think in negative terms of someone…
Transferred by who, from where, and where to?
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred [methistēmi] us to the…
A Study on Conversion in the Bible
In a day and age where the idea of radical discontinuity implied in Biblical conversion…
Is Less More? A response to the “Four Horsemen of Trendy Missions”
“…and they all continued in the apostles’ teaching…” or…
Book Review: Grand Central Question: Answering the Critical Concerns of the Major Worldviews
Title: Grand Central Question: Answering the Critical Concerns of the Major Worldviews ISBN 978-0-8308-9621-9 Author:…
Do “Muslims Respect and Revere Jesus?”
On December 6, 2012 Robert Spencer’s “Christianity in the Qur’an” lecture was broadcast on the…
“You Might be Opposing God”: Bring on the “Gamaliel principle”
What do some physicists, Toronto Blessing advocates, proponents of “remaining a follower of Jesus in…
690,000 increase in church membership and you are not impressed? What is your problem, Mr. Machen?
On Sunday, March 8, 1925 a sermon was preached at the Princeton Theological Seminary by…
Book Review: Against the Gods: The Polemical Theology of the Old Testament
Author: John D. Currid, Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: Crossway (August 31, 2013) ISBN-13: 978-1433531835 Purchase: Amazon.Com Reviewer: John Span Professional Egyptologist,…
Persecution in Luke and Acts
Paul: A follower of Jesus…“Through many tribulations” “Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and…
God Saves… Go in Peace: Wholeness affirmed or Promotion piece? (Part. II)
This is part two of a two part series. Part One can be found here. Two requests…
God Saves… Go in Peace: Wholeness affirmed or Promotion piece? (Part. I)
This is a two part series: Part I (Below) Part II Introduction With what seemed…
Do Methods Matter? Lessons from History
Whether we are conscious of it or not, every evangelist and every missiologist leans towards…
A Lesson at a Wedding
“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife,…
Do you Really Believe in the Power of the Gospel in a ‘Resistant Place’?
Spurgeon believed in the power of the Gospel in a “resistant place.” Do you? Do…
The Puritan John Owen on the rich benefits of Sonship
At times when we think of the Puritans we think of people with tight-fitting clothes,…