Which of these do you believe are true about Christianity in today’s world? 1. Christianity in our age is primarily a North American/European religion. 2. The typical Christian in today’s world is a Bible-belt American. 3. Missionaries are usually Europeans or Americans going out to upset other cultures. 4. Christianity is under siege and being …
My current BreakPoint column, “Like Fish In Our Culture,” is a challenge to think more clearly about the world we live in. Posted with Blogsy
My wife and I have just announced our plans to move to Ohio to help launch a new Life Leadership Institute and develop curriculum materials to be used globally in adult community ministries.
This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series New Blogs in 2011 Today I am at last finishing my series on new Christian blogs in 2011, with another six excellent blogs. Randy Everist is a frequent co-participant in the Christian Apologetics Alliance. His blog at Possible Worlds expresses his deep interest in theology …
Here’s a completely different kind of Christmas reflection for you: my BreakPoint column, Incarnation, Mission, and Worldview. It begins, It was about a dozen years ago that our church’s pastor came back from a pastors’ conference and told us our denomination was growing rapidly everywhere in the world except North America. We were shrinking here, …
A week and a half has passed since Campus Crusade for Christ announced it is changing its name to Cru. There has been a lot of support expressed for the change, for which we in Campus Crusade/Cru are grateful. The criticisms seem to be of four general kinds: That Christ is dishonored by our removing …
Update: See also It’s Not About Us I am a long-term staff member with Campus Crusade for Christ who has believed that it was time for a change in our movement’s name. Last Monday the announcement was made that our U.S. ministries would become “Cru.” In this article I am speaking for myself and not …
All figures refer to the United States unless otherwise specified. Main Section A1. Amount spent on entertainment and recreation A2. Amount spent on state lottery tickets A3. Amount spent on pets A4. Amount spent on jewelry A5. Amount given to all overseas ministries (denominational, interdenominational, independent) A6. Amount required to lift the world’s poorest one …
Book Review As if the Sermon on the Mount and the Prophets weren’t disturbing enough, now I’ve gone and read Richard Stearns’s 2009 book, The Hole in Our Gospel: What Does God Expect of Us? The Answer That Changed My Life and Might Just Change the World. I don’t know whether to recommend you read …
