ABSTRACT: The frontiers of missions are less clear than we might imagine. Complexities surrounding languages, geopolitical tensions, remote access, and a globalized, urbanizing world present fresh challenges for missions strategies. The church cannot rely only on the concepts and plans that others u
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Two galvanizing events, 25 years apart, convinced many people that religious faith poses an existential threat to American democracy. On September 11, 2001, it was Islamic theology that motivated the terror attacks aimed at the World Trade Center, the White House, and the Capitol...
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More than four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Orthodox communities in the United States are issuing competing claims about religious freedom in the battle-weary country. Last month, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine in New York City award...
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After warning his disciples to beware of getting subtly infected with the toxic doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees, Jesus asked, “Who do people say that I, the Son of Man, am?” (Matt. 16:13, NKJV throughout). Our Lord knew the Jewish religious rulers stressed the law, posses...
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Why does having the Holy Spirit make such a difference in how we judge between wisdom and folly? Only those with the Spirit can see God’s wisdom as true wisdom.Watch Now...
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Last month marked 20 years since my Christianity Today cover story “Young, Restless, Reformed.” And last year, we recognized 20 years since the founding of The Gospel Coalition. During TGC’s most recent Colloquium, a private meeting of our Council, president Mark Vroegop asked me...
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It’s common in our cultural moment to hear that “the rule of law is under attack.” Depending on your algorithm, the attackers come from different corners of the political-ideological spectrum. In my legal practice, the rule of law seems to function. But headlines and anecdotes re...
poverty
Ukraine (MNN) — Authorities implement new curfews in eastern Ukraine as troops fight to secure Kramatorsk and Sloviansk. As described here, Ukraine’s army pushed back Russian forces in several areas near the cities during the latest offensive. Kramatorsk and Sloviansk comprise a ...
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Uganda (MNN) — For 30 years, AMG International has served communities in Uganda through education, medical care, childcare, and other humanitarian efforts. Yet the ministry's ultimate goal goes beyond meeting physical needs. “We can feed people, we can clothe people, we can educa...
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On the road to Emmaus, the risen Jesus shows the two disciples, “beginning with Moses and all the Prophets,” that the content of Scripture all points to him (Luke 24:25–27). All the law, the sacrifices, and the types point to Jesus. Jesus had told the Jews in Jerusalem, “You sear...
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An armed mob of about 200 religious fanatics assaulted a major annual indigenous gathering of Santhali Christians on Oct. 9 in the Indian state of West Bengal, highlighting the escalation of hostilities and vulnerability of the religious minorities in the region. The Annual Santh...
