Arrogance is a blight in the Field of the Kingdom. Many struggle with it. Some of us privately. Some of us publicly. Unconfessed, it grows and consumes, grieves and quenches, always resulting in death. The individual may accomplish many great things while covered with this blight, gaining the praise of […]
Monthly Archives: November 2013
I recently returned from Dearborn, Michigan, part of Metro Detroit. This community is home to the largest concentration of Arab Muslims in the United States, many of which are from Yemen, Lebanon, and Iraq. During our time there, we visited three mosques and spoke with several long-term residents in the […]
A Reflection on Dearborn
The Institute of International Education released today the new numbers on international students studying in the United States. And once again, we have reached a new high of 820,000 students. China is the leading driver of this growth, mainly undergraduates. Her numbers are on the rise. Saudi Arabia had a […]
Record Number of International Students in US (again)
For several years now, brothers have been coming to me asking a similar question, “Where are the greatest needs in the United States where I should plant a church?” My immediate response usually is something like: “Go to the 300,000 Indian Hindus in New York. The 60,000 Somalis in Columbus. […]