Even though attention has centered on the unrest in Egypt in the last few days, there is still much happening in the North African country of Tunisia. The number of local believers in Tunisia is quite small and so we must pray for and with them during these challenging days. Recently, a new web resource …
Pray for Egypt (via The Gospel Coalition)
Nearly everyone I talk to has been talking about our need to stand with brothers and sisters in Egypt these days. A friend passed along this very helpful post on The Gospel Coalition web-site from Ramez Atallah, general secretary of the Bible Society of Egypt. I have merely re-posted what he shared on that site. …
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Global Violence Against Christians on the Rise?
This last year has seen an apparent upsurge in violence against Christians around the world. Too often, American Christians are ignorant of these things, so I thought I'd simply post some links to relevant news articles from major secular publications on recent happenings in Egypt and Iraq, plus a few other things of note. I …
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Purity and Proximity: Christians and Culture
In my message this past weekend on Paul in Athens, I mentioned the idea that we need to hold purity and proximity in tension. This is really an outworking of the ideas found in Jesus' final prayer before His crucifixion in John: My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but …
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New Voices on Social Media
Yesterday, I posted a video about social media and whether or not it was a fad. Today, I came across a few different articles all digging into how social media impacts our life of faith and ministry within the church. I'd love to hear your take on these articles and interviews that offer conflicting perspectives …
Matthew Erickson 