https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:20:21 +0000 Thu, 03 Dec 2020 13:39:18 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/muslim-ministry/how-resonates-salaam-project-changing I have been reflecting on how Resonate's Salaam Project has progressed over the last nine years, and as a way of thanking you for your ongoing support, I want to share with you how this ministry continues to change in new and exciting ways.  Greg Sinclair https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/muslim-ministry/how-resonates-salaam-project-changing Thu, 03 Dec 2020 13:39:18 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/muslim-ministry/abraham-kuyper-translation-series-book-panel-and Gentle Abraham Kuyper Translation Friends: Melvin Flikkema https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/muslim-ministry/abraham-kuyper-translation-series-book-panel-and Wed, 01 Nov 2017 16:24:22 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/muslim-ministry/bridges-between-christians-and-muslims-begin Muslim and Christian students at the College of Wooster (Ohio) have always been friends in classes and dorms and on the sports fields; 9/11 did nothing to stop that. As I began dialoguing that year with a Pakistani alumna who had approached me “because you are pro-life and because you would Barbara Hampton https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/muslim-ministry/bridges-between-christians-and-muslims-begin Wed, 29 Mar 2017 13:40:05 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/muslim-ministry/christmas-reflection In Sura 19 of the Quran, the Islamic holy book, Jesus is born. He is known as the prophet Isa. Mary appears also. Greg Sinclair https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/muslim-ministry/christmas-reflection Fri, 23 Dec 2016 13:34:33 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/muslim-ministry/respectful-witness-refugees  When I was a seminary student I spent a day at a soup kitchen. It was Thanksgiving, and if the clients listened to a gospel presentation they could access a Thanksgiving hamper – including a turkey. Greg Sinclair https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/muslim-ministry/respectful-witness-refugees Mon, 01 Aug 2016 12:19:59 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/muslim-ministry/its-about-gospel-mission-field-all-around-us The story of the Apostle Paul’s life wouldn’t make a very good Hollywood movie. That is because, as Pastor Carel Geleynse reminded me in a recent devotional (and with credit to Andy Kuyvenhoven), the story is inconclusive. Greg Sinclair https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/muslim-ministry/its-about-gospel-mission-field-all-around-us Wed, 22 Jul 2015 20:44:54 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/muslim-ministry/how-do-we-respond-groups-such-isis-boko-haram-and-al Many people that I talk to are pretty traumatized by events in Iraq, especially as Christian (and other religious) minority groups are impacted. Greg Sinclair https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/muslim-ministry/how-do-we-respond-groups-such-isis-boko-haram-and-al Mon, 18 Aug 2014 17:14:04 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/muslim-ministry/peace-begins-smile Mother Teresa once said, “I am not sure exactly what heaven will be like, but I know that when we die and it comes time for God to judge us, he will not ask, 'How many good things have you done in your life?' rather he will ask, 'How much love did you put into what you did?”  Hayley S. https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/muslim-ministry/peace-begins-smile Mon, 30 Jun 2014 12:26:47 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/muslim-ministry/ancient-relics-and-living-stones We visited the Church of Nativity this week. It was an old building under construction, full of middle aged European-American tourists snapping photos left and right. It was crowded and gated and memorialized with lovely ceramic tiles and spotlights. Kimberly Collins https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/muslim-ministry/ancient-relics-and-living-stones Wed, 25 Jun 2014 21:44:35 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/muslim-ministry/hello-holy-land Monday, June 23, 2014. A belated "Hello" from the Middle East. Any of you who are reading this and know me (Jan), should have already figured out that our trip so far has been full of excitement! Starting with our flight from Newark N.J. Janice Coates https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/muslim-ministry/hello-holy-land Mon, 23 Jun 2014 20:11:08 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/muslim-ministry/how-does-persecution-christians-middle-east-affect This issue came up recently in an email requesting a “no” vote on a school board question that would open up a place for Muslims to pray in a public school. Greg Sinclair https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/muslim-ministry/how-does-persecution-christians-middle-east-affect Mon, 02 Jun 2014 18:53:08 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/muslim-ministry/should-muslims-who-become-christians-remain-mosque There is a fair bit of debate about this issue. The actual name of this approach is called the insider movement. This methodology came about in an effort to help Muslims remain in their families and communities in order to be a gospel witness right where they live. Greg Sinclair https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/muslim-ministry/should-muslims-who-become-christians-remain-mosque Thu, 01 May 2014 14:53:42 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/muslim-ministry/quran-divine-word-god For a Muslim believer, the Qu’ran is the eternal word of God that exists in heaven in the Arabic language. In this form it is the holiest document that they have, it cannot be translated and must remain in Arabic. Greg Sinclair https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/muslim-ministry/quran-divine-word-god Thu, 13 Mar 2014 19:07:51 +0000