It’s that time of year again. You know, that cheerful time when the guerillas of political correctness launch their counter insurgency against Christmas. What’s a Christian to do? On the one hand, defending the Christmas tree isn’t something that the apostle Paul bothered with, so Christians don’t want to either. Yet, it’s apparent that that [...]
The traditional approach to mission might not be as old fashioned as we think. It’s a BAM approach!
This past year I read Philip Jenkins excellent book, “The Lost History of Christianity.” He describes the disappearance of large swaths of Christianity. In particular, the Nestorian and Jacobite churches were all but overrun within a few generations by Islamic conquerers. While Muslims are quick to describe the bloody and abhorrent behavior of the Crusaders, [...]
