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Saudis’ jihad propaganda

By and others ⋅ October 17, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

To view this item online, visit http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46676 Thursday, October 6, 2005 Senate to probe Saudis’ jihad propaganda Demands accountability for spreading ‘hate’ through U.S. mosques Posted: October 6, 2005 1:00 a.m. Eastern  © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com As the Senate prepares an investigation, the U.S. State Department is demanding Saudi Arabia account for its distribution of hate-filled, […]

Isa, the Muslim Jesus (Mark Durie)

By and others ⋅ October 17, 2005 ⋅ One comment

‘Isa, the Muslim Jesus by Dr Mark Durie “The word Christian is not a valid word, for there is no religion of Christianity according to Islam”. — http://www.answering-christianity.com Today we increasingly hear and read that Christianity and Islam ‘share’ Jesus, that he belongs to both religions. So also with Abraham: there is talk of the […]

Church must change world through witness

By and others ⋅ September 30, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Church must change world through witness, bishop says Sep. 28, 2005 By Tom Slack* CINCINNATI (UMNS) – To have an impact on the world, the church of the future must have a confident witness, and its people must be “atonement bearers,” according to retired United Methodist Bishop George Bashore. “Atonement is not an isolated creedal […]

2005 Statistics World Christianity

By and others ⋅ September 30, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

http://www.globalchristianity.org/resources.htm

Commitment

By and others ⋅ September 26, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

“If today’s church does not recapture the sacrificial spirit of the early church, it will lose its authenticity, forfeit the loyalty of millions, and be dismissed as an irrelevant social club.” Martin Luther King Jr

Searching…

By and others ⋅ September 21, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

“Not all who wander are lost.” – J R R Tolkien

Thinking Inside the Mailbox

By and others ⋅ August 23, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Thinking Inside the Mailbox — Martin E. Marty “Putting Jesus in Every Mailbox.” That headline on a story by Shaila Dewan (New York Times, August 16) provides an opportunity for us to try to make a point about religion in public life. First, to crib from the Dewan report on the Jesus Video Project America […]

Love and Respect

By and others ⋅ August 3, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

The first rule to evangelizing homosexuals is that you love them. One of W.E. Sangster’s seven rules for personal evangelism is “Do not set out to make people good – love them.” Phillips Brooks wrote that one of the elements “of a preacher’s power is genuine respect for the people whom he preaches to.” (Lectures […]

Emerging Church

By and others ⋅ June 21, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

“Emerging Church” Whatever it is, the ’emerging church’ is turning heads Jun. 15, 2005 A UMC.org Feature By Amy Green* Ask anyone to define the “emerging church,” and they’ll likely hesitate. “Good luck,” jokes the Rev. Jay Voorhees of Antioch United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tenn., who describes his congregation as an “emerging church.” A […]

A Servant Church

By and others ⋅ June 20, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

From the writings of Dr. John R. W. Stott A Servant Church I venture to say that sometimes, perhaps because it was the last instruction Jesus gave us before returning to the Father, we give the Great Commission too prominent a place in our Christian thinking. Please do not misunderstand me. I firmly believe that […]

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