Muslims Come to Jesus

I think you will find this thought provoking. The Big (Untold) Story in the Middle East:Muslims converting to faith in Jesus Christ in record numbers by Joel Rosenberg. At a minimum it might motivate you to pray for Muslims and pray for the Church in Muslim countries.

Here are two excerpts:

Living Heaven on Earth

Last night a challenged a group of senior high students to live “heaven on earth” this week. Immediately upon offering this challenge I was told by one wonderful young lady that I was being cliche. But the more we talked about it, the more we all realized that the challenge is not cliche but an essential part of the gospel.

Religious Life in Michigan

Some of you may read USA Today, and caught a survey about the changing nature of religion in the US.  It’s here, and it’s a fairly interesting read.  For instance, it shows what many of us are saying - The nature of religion in the US is changing.

Vatican Speaks on Roman Catholic Evangelism

In one declaration the Roman Catholic Church has challenged pluralism and, unintentionally, the Emerging Church Movement: “Roman Catholic missionaries should aim to convert people and not restrict themselves to humanitarian good works, the Vatican said on December 14.”

Young Life Staff Removed Over Evangelism Debate

Christianity Today reports of an entire Young Life staff has been removed as a result of their views of evangelism. The Young Life staff of Raleigh-Chapel Hill, North Carolina was removed after the area director circulated a paper criticizing Young Life’s “traditional approach to evangelism.”