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Is the Convert More Important, or Their Testimony?

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Consider this actual case (with nearly all important details removed... you will understand why). A Muslim teen was led to convert to Christianity. This is not news. Some Christians act like this is a rare thing. But dialogue between Christians and Muslims has led to many questioning their faith on both sides lately. Here is …

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The Cross or the Sword? Part 1

On By missionmusingsIn Encounters in Mission, Evangelism, History in Missions2 Comments

Cover via Amazon Christianity was a peaceful faith for the most part for many centuries. As the church became institutionalized and nationalized, there was a tendency to link the church to the military and to coercion. With Charlemagne, the gloves came off. With his grandfather (Charles Martel) having to fight off Muslim invaders and his …

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