As you might imagine, the gap between Muslims and Christians seems to get wider and wider with each explosive newscast. As I travel around the country speaking to Christians trying to share with them basic ways to be like Jesus in their response to Muslims as people and Islam as a religion, I am often confronted by similar questions and concerns. In this article and others to follow, I would like to give you some practical answers to dispel some of the myths and actually prepare you to be an ambassador of hope in a world torn by chaos. I truly believe it is time for the people that claim to follow Jesus to actually act as He did and be the ones to span the gaps in an ongoing call to reconciliation. That means we might need to be the first ones to try to build a bridge.
Just one more “rule” before I begin sharing some insights into this people group that represents nearly 22% of the world’s population and much of what Christians label the “unreached”: I am responding to all these issues from a biblical principle of searching for truth within another worldview, not error (1 Thessalonians 5:21 is one example, 1 Corinthians 13:6 is another). This is markedly different from the prevailing perspective that seems to say the Good News for someone is the bad news about their religion. The Good News is that God is the God of Truth wherever it is found and He uses it to lead all people into a closer relationship with Him, the God of Love. So, all of my responses are based in this kind of search for redemptive truths wherever they can be found and build upon them toward a biblical understanding of faith.
The first question almost always is what or who Muslims worship. The simple answer is, according to the Qur’an (the holy book of Islam), Muslims worship the Creator God. This would be the same Creator God referenced in the Bible as the God of the Jews and Christians. In fact, more than 20 biblical prophets and characters are mentioned by name with allusions to their stories! Muslims believe they are praying to that same God. In fact, there are Arabic-speaking Christians who still pray to Allah whenever they pray – that is the Arabic word for the Creator God! So, even though it is rather popular in some circles to say that Muslims worship the moon, the facts do not defend that position and it will not empower your witness!1 Read More…
amongst many tribes of primitive people before the gospel reached them, I am happy to give my thoughts on the subject. My experience has been primarily with the warlike heathen of the highlands of Papua New Guinea.

mentioned were understandable. He had served in Wittenberg on this temporary assignment teaching in the university and living in the monastery. Duke Frederick wanted to build up a university in the town, but it was just beginning; and Luther had been living in Erfurt, where scholarship flourished. Wittenberg had only about 1,500 to 2,000 people during the early 1500s when Luther was asked to transfer there. The surrounding countryside was not picturesque. Besides, at the time Erfurt was the only city in Germany where it was possible to study both Greek and Hebrew.
There can be little doubt that an essential part of living for Christ is to be “on His missions,” seeking to share the gospel message with those who would otherwise be lost. There is no disputing that being on a mission doesn’t require world travel, in fact, one need not look further than your own neighborhood to discover meaningful ways to meet the needs of others, and in so doing, sharing Christ. For some, however, His work does involve world travel to a mission field that in addition to the Good News of Christ’s love desperately needs health care, education, sanitation, and basic resources for survival.
Recently the Venn family traveled to Bangkok on a mission trip. See how God is working in the H4BKK Church Plants beacuse of their ministry. Just click on the link below to download an 8 minute video: