Hello all, I am in the process of beginning a podcast. The focus will be Bible teaching for Muslim seekers or new Muslim-background believers. As a result, some of the phrasing and language will seem strange to most followers of Jesus, especially those from the West. My goal will be to walk through about aContinue reading “Podcast Preview”
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Folk Islamic Rituals
These posts seek to describe the worldview of folk Muslims by describing their worldview and rituals. These folk rituals describe South Asian folk Islam. Each of these readings gives hints in how to best engage South Asian folk Muslims with the gospel of Jesus. Ritual #1 – Na’at, devotional singing to Sufi saints. https://nocousinsleft.com/2020/09/17/rituals-of-folk-muslims-in-south-asia-naat/ Ritual #2 –Continue reading “Folk Islamic Rituals”
Blogging is hard!
When I began this blog about a year ago, I had a desire to share my perspective with the world. I thought I would write one or two blogs a week. I was very excited! Then reality hit. Blogging is hard work! I constantly have thoughts that come through my mind about blogs that IContinue reading “Blogging is hard!”
The Power of Near Culture Missionaries to Muslims in South Asia
One of the questions of this blog is to answer the question, “How can a billion South Asian Muslims be reached with the gospel?” One of the realities of this question is that the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few (Luke 10:2). One of the greatest needs to reach the Muslims of South Asia is to mobilize a missionary force capable of bringing the gospel to the greatest concentration of Muslim lostness on the planet.
A Billion Muslims in South Asia by 2047
As I shared in another post, South Asia is home to the greatest concentration of Muslim lostness on the planet. There are far more Muslims in South Asia that in the Middle East. In 2020, there are approximately 586.9 million Muslims in South Asia. Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh have the second, third, and fourth largestContinue reading “A Billion Muslims in South Asia by 2047”
Systematic Theology 5: The Innerancy of Scripture
This blog post is part of a series on Systematic Theology . The method of this series is to follow Wayne Grudem’s well-known Systematic Theology. This series also interacts explicitly with Systematic Theology with a view towards ministry to South Asian Muslims. These blog posts start with Grudem but are modified. I agree with Grudem’s twoContinue reading “Systematic Theology 5: The Innerancy of Scripture”
Christian Mass Movements in India (1933)
Below, you can download a PDF of J. Waksom Pickett, Christian Mass Movements in India: A Study with Recommendations. New York: The Abingdon Press, 1933. In December 1928, the National Christian Council of India, Burma, and Ceylon met in Chennai. During this Council, there was significant disagreement about mass movements to Christ in South Asia.Continue reading “Christian Mass Movements in India (1933)”
Systematic Theology 4: The Authority of Scripture
“The authority of Scripture means that all the words of the Bible are God’s words in such a way that to disbelieve or disobey any word of the Bible is to disbelieve or disobey God”
Systematic Theology Table of Contents
Click on the lesson to go to that page. Introduction to Systematic Theology Part One: The Word of God 2. The Word of God 3. The Canon of Scripture 4. The Authority of Scripture
Rituals of Folk Muslims in South Asia: Na’at
Our Engaging South Asian Muslims E-Course recently went live. This course is a great opportunity to learn about the worldview of the Muslims of South Asia and how to bring the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to them. This reading is an example of one of the readings from this E-Course. Each the twelveContinue reading “Rituals of Folk Muslims in South Asia: Na’at”
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