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.

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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.”
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