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Show Me Thy Glory
Amy Carmichael (1867-1951) served for 55 years in India without furlough, becoming one of the pioneers of the modern...
Diversity, Monoliths and Essentialism
Preparing servants of Christ to participate in the Great Commission is an important task which requires continual...
A Former Mormon On Why Muslim Idiom Translations are Dangerous
“I know the Church is true, and that Joseph Smith is a prophet of God.” I couldn’t count how many times I stood up in...
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A Religion of the Spirit
This post is excerpted from an essay written by W.H.T. Gairdner, a British Missionary to Cairo at the turn of the 20th century. You can read his entire essay here. The justification of missions to Islam is not to be found in the superiority of western culture or...
A Dozen Bad Ideas for the 21st Century
Here is a list of false beliefs and modes of thought which make it hard for people in the West to come to terms with the challenge of Islam today. If you are deeply attached to any of these ideas or ways of thinking, you will have difficulty accepting the truth...
Religious Branding: What Adidas and Nike Can Teach Us About Bible Translation
Have you ever seen a counterfeit article of clothing? If you have been shopping in a poor area in a developing country, you likely have. Some of them feature some pretty funny misspellings and mistakes, or variant spellings of popular brands — like “Abibas” and...
A Word to Secret Believers
Samuel Zwemer, known as the "Apostle to Islam" (1887-1952), wrote this article for the old, Egyptian missionary periodical, Orient & Occident. There are secret believers in Jesus...
Inside the World of Christians from Muslim Backgrounds, Part IV: “MBBs as Messengers of God”
“Inside the World of Christians from Muslim Backgrounds” is a 4-part series. 1: Tear Down my Father's Altar? (2/25/19) 2: A Place and a Nation (3/4/19) 3: Prayer, Presence and Program (3/11/19) 4: Messengers of God (3/18/19) This series of articles has peered...
Inside the World of Christians from Muslim Backgrounds, Part III: Prayer, Presence, and Program
“Inside the World of Christians from Muslim Backgrounds” is a 4-part series. 1: Tear Down my Father's Altar? (2/25/19) 2: A Place and a Nation (3/4/19) 3: Prayer, Presence and Program (3/11/19) 4: Messengers of God (3/18/19) The growing movement of Christians...
Inside the World of Christians from Muslim Backgrounds, Part I: “Tear Down my Father’s Altar? Encouragement to Overcome Fear and Family Disapproval”
“Inside the World of Christians from Muslim Backgrounds” is a 4-part series. 1: Tear Down my Father's Altar? (2/25/19) 2: A Place and a Nation (3/4/19) 3: Prayer, Presence and Program (3/11/19) 4: Messengers of God (3/18/19) Preface to the Series Due to the...