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Hallowing Thy Name in All Things: Possessio as the Aim of Contextualization
Hallowing Thy Name in All Things: Possessio as the Aim of Contextualization

I have come across an article by my friend, H.L. Richard. I am posting below a link to the article and strongly encourage any of you that are interested in contextualization…

Stories from the roadside - South Asians in Greece
Stories from the roadside - South Asians in Greece

The sun was shining brightly as I stepped out of Athens ‘Evangelismos’ metro station on my way to the Pakistan consulate which is located in the very center of the…

Is Palestine the Land of Prophet Muhammad’s Ascension?
Is Palestine the Land of Prophet Muhammad’s Ascension?

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has formally submitted a bid to the United Nations General Assembly for recognition of Palestine as the 194th member state. He declared in his address to…

The Genealogies of Jesus and Muslims
The Genealogies of Jesus and Muslims

Muslims have asked me umpteen times about the genealogies of Jesus Christ. One of them persistently asked me recently, “can you answer the two geneologies [sic] of Jesus?” Like many…

"Contextualization be Damned!" Really, Leithart? Really?

Today I want to respond briefly to something that was posted on Toby Sumpter’s blog that purportedly comes from a book by Peter Leithart entitled Against Christianity.  Sumpter’s post seems to be…

Ramadan 27, Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) and Jesus Christ
Ramadan 27, Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) and Jesus Christ

Tonight is 27th night of the Islamic month of Ramadhan. Most Muslims around the world keep watch tonight because they believe tonight is the anniversary of the “Night of Power,”…

Jesus Christ and the flat Earth?
Jesus Christ and the flat Earth?

Abdul Seid writes: The bible says in Gospel of Matthew Ch 4 V 8 “Again, the devil took him (Jesus) to a very high mountain and showed him all the…

Fasting during Ramadan, Muslims and a Skyscraper
Fasting during Ramadan, Muslims and a Skyscraper

Muslims’ month long fast enters the second week. I wrote last week to show how God Almighty did not institute it. You can read my article, which utilizes the Qur’an…

Did God Institute the Fast during Ramadhan?
Did God Institute the Fast during Ramadhan?

Muslims have started their annual fast during the Islamic month of Ramadhan as of dawn this morning. One of them asked me yesterday, “Have you spotted the new moon yet?”…

Can a Christian, a follower of Jesus Christ, be a Terrorist?
Can a Christian, a follower of Jesus Christ, be a Terrorist?

A Salafi—a Muslim who adheres to the version of Islam of Prophet Muhammad’s time—wrote to me, “Speak out against the Oslo attacks, you terrorist!” I have had discussions with this…

Ramadhan 2011: A Call to Prayer and Outreach
Ramadhan 2011: A Call to Prayer and Outreach

Muslim fast during the Islamic month of Ramadhan is projected to start at dawn on August 1 this year, after the sighting of the new crescent at dusk on July…

Highly Contextualized Missions: Surveying the Global Conversation
Highly Contextualized Missions: Surveying the Global Conversation

A special feature of Cape Town 2010 was the opportunity for people around the world to witness the live events via the 650 GlobaLink sites and afterwards to participate in…

Number of Evangelicals worldwide
Number of Evangelicals worldwide

Evangelicalism is a dynamic Christian force in the world today. From the onset of Evangelicalism in Great Britain in the 1730s to the United States in the nineteenth century and…

Number of Christians in China and India
Number of Christians in China and India

It is exceptionally difficult to estimate the numbers of Christians in the world’s two most populous countries, China and India. Both China and India are among the countries with the…

Southern Sudan
Southern Sudan

Sudan has suffered through two catastrophic civil wars since gaining independence from the United Kingdom in 1956. The first Sudanese Civil War lasted from 1955–1972 and the second from 1983­–2005.…

Update: Conflicting Reports over Iranian Pastor’s Apostasy Case
Update: Conflicting Reports over Iranian Pastor’s Apostasy Case

There are conflicting reports over Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s apostasy case, Mission Network News reports. The AFP reported over the weekend Pastor Youcef was no longer on death row. Now…

Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s Execution Imminent
Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s Execution Imminent

Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani who has been sentenced to death for apostasy faces execution any moment. Now that the Iranian Supreme Court has upheld his death sentence, he could be…

Does the Bible Condone Rape?
Does the Bible Condone Rape?

A Muslim on Facebook asks, “hussein is this good treatmen [sic] of wojman [sic]” after quoting Deuteronomy 22:28-29. He quotes a rendering of these verses which is off literal translation.…

Interfaith Dialogue: Faith Shared’s Read this Qur’an Verse but Don’t Read that?
Interfaith Dialogue: Faith Shared’s Read this Qur’an Verse but Don’t Read that?

Sunday, June 26, 2011 is a day Muslims, Christians and Jews will gather together in worship services to read passages from the Qur’an, Torah and the Gospel. Interfaith Alliance and…

The Qur’an, a Donkey, Peace and Interfaith Dialogue
The Qur’an, a Donkey, Peace and Interfaith Dialogue

Muslims know what is at stake in interfaith dialogues. They participate in them knowing Islam has a battered image around the world that desperately needs improvement. Sadly, some Christians who…

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