Archive for September 2009
Why is Christianity True?
Posted on Monday, September 14, 2009 at 11:49 AM by David Zavadil
Why is Christianity True? How would you answer this question? Is your answer based upon what you have expereienced or feel inside or do you have a true knowledge of what God has done and said through Jesus Christ. Michael Horton and his friends had an interesting exchange at The Whitehorse Inn . This discussion is worth a listen to.
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Islam and Africa
Posted on Tuesday, September 01, 2009 at 3:56 PM by David Zavadil
I just received an email from Equipping Pastors International. EPI had some interesting insights I thought I would share.
No Islam in Africa Anymore
"A Very Depressing Picture" According to One Islamic Scholar
During recent ministry trips overseas I have heard some astounding stories of Muslims converting to Christ. While I cannot personally guarantee the accuracy of these claims the statistics are staggering, and all over North Africa and the Middle East Islamic clerics are fearful of the reality of the collapse of Islam.
According to one Islamic scholar, six million Muslims convert to Christianity each year. That is more than 16,000 conversions per day, or 667 every hour. It is difficult to verify these numbers, and they do seem incredibly high, but there is no doubt that tens of thousands of Muslims are coming to faith in Christ throughout North Africa and the Miiddle East.
So it seems that the picture of Islam as a rapidly growing religion is not as accurate as some sources report. To put it in the words of Ahmad Al Katani, an Islamic scholar interviewed on Al-Jazeerah, The picture is very depressing and I fear that one day we may be overshadowed by a great darkness where we do not find Islam in Africa anymore.
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