With a population of around 30 million, the Kurds are the largest ethnic group in the world without a nation. They live in a rugged region stretching across Turkey, the Middle East, and Iran. Most Kurds are Muslim. But a growing number of Kurdish Muslim-background believers can be found throughout […]
Muslim Atheist Pursued by God
“I have some questions about Christianity,” my Muslim atheist friend Bader said to me. “Can I talk about them with you?” He told me how he felt tired of the spiritual hypocrisy all around him. “So many things in my religion aren’t true,” he said. “So years ago, I gave […]
In Cities of a Million or More
Alex and Donna Wright felt called to go and share Jesus with those who have the least access to the Gospel. So they moved their family to an Indian city that has more than one million Muslims. Several different communities of unengaged Muslim people groups are within walking distance of […]
The Threat of Barrenness
A field worker named Maria and I recently visited a Muslim family. The man of the household has two wives—a practice that isn’t uncommon in the local culture. One of the wives is a new mother of twins. The other wife, Sajida, has no children. Maria and I couldn’t tell […]
The Stone Worshippers
“We become like what we worship,” I said to my Muslim friend Shahid. “If the one we worship is angry, impatient, temperamental, or violent, then we will become the same way.” Shahid leaned back on the sofa in his living room and closed his eyes. He took in a […]
Bible Studies with Bots
“We have been waiting for this chance to study God’s Word,” Khadija said at the start of the Bible study. Khadija and her husband, Rayan, live in a remote community—a place that may never have been open to the Gospel had it not been for Facebook. Some months ago, Rayan […]
A Sugary Night at the Mosque
The crowded mosque looked more like a disco party than a religious service. Decorated for a Muslim holiday, the suburban American mosque was filled with people who had come to hear poetry recited and the Quran read. Part of the program included a panel discussion between Christian and Muslim leaders. […]
Door-to-Door Delivery
The street is never silent. We hear it all the time. Even now I hear a street vendor pushing his cart down our street, peddling potatoes by the kilogram. When we first arrived in our new country, the constant noise unnerved us. Most of the racket came from vendors shouting […]
Farhad’s Gift
“In our culture, when you go to someone’s home, you bring a gift,” said Farhad, a Muslim-background believer I discipled. “When I enter heaven and meet Jesus, I want to bring Him a gift.” Farhad couldn’t imagine entering heaven and seeing Jesus face-to-face without bringing something for his Lord. “I […]
Kids Who Count the Cost
Why should our son miss out because of the choices my husband and I made to follow Jesus? Our oldest son, Jackson, is experiencing the collateral suffering of our calling as he makes decisions about college. Living overseas means we don’t have in-state status anywhere. He can’t live at home […]