Select Articles from St Francis Magazine (2005–2006)

Years ago I helped with the publication of St Francis Magazine. It was an online journal that focused on Christianity in Arab and Muslim-majority contexts. I have an archive of most (maybe all) of the articles. I thought that since I’m stuck inside our flat in Madrid with extra time on my hands I would share some of those via this blog.

These are just a few of my favorite ones, though I understand that others are available at Academia.edu and Scribd.com, so if you’re looking for a specific article and it’s not here, please head over to those websites.

These are articles from St Francis Magazine, 2005–2006 (the first and second years of publication). If you are interested in other articles please let me know.

Peace,

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The Translation of the Bible – Bassam Madany

The Jewishness of Jesus – Dr Bernhard Reitsma

Public Liturgical Prayer in Islam and Christianity

Evaluating Insider Movements C5 Messianic Muslims – By Bill Nikides

Is there still need for mission to Muslims – by Rev. Colin Chapman

Barry Peters – The role of dreams and visions in the apostolate to Muslims

Who are the Copts – Fr Tadros Y Malaty

Daisy Marsh – Missionary to the Kabyles

If you’re interested in more of these articles please let me know. SFM really did publish some outstanding work (and some substandard work, I’m sure). But it filled a gap that no one else did at the time and, I think, no one does today.

True Shepherds in a Time of Plague

Building Old School Churches

In 1665 Bubonic Plague, the “Black Death” as it was called at the time, broke out in the city of London, and thousands died. Almost immediately, the royalty left the city, followed quickly by the rich, and then as one wag put it in his history of the time “Most of the clergy suddenly decided they could best minister to their flocks from far, far away.” The scenes of horror recounted in the various plague journals kept by those who stayed are piteous. Hospitals were crammed full of the dying and quickly overwhelmed whatever doctors and nurses had not either fled or died themselves.

But then in the midst of all that terrible sickness and sorrow, and death, who do you think it was who heard the cry of those suffering and returned in droves to minister to the sick and dying, to pastor congregations whose ministers had fled with…

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“La Reforma Inglesa: el camino detrás y el comino por delante” en *La Luz*

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He tenido el privilegio de publicar este artículo en La Luz: Pensamiento Anglicano (Vol. 1, dic 2019, pp 51–57).

Si te interesa saber mas sobre la reforma inglesa y el estado actual de la Comunión Anglicana puedes descargar el PDF del artículo en academia.edu.

O mejor, puedes comprar toda la revista académica en Editorial Sapere Aude.

One year report: Kanisa in Madrid

In October of 2018 we embarked on a fascinating and challenging journey: starting an Arabic-language fellowship in Madrid. Originally Dan and I launched it, but soon Raouf came on board.

Here is a picture from one of our weekly pastors’ prayer meetings:

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L to R: Dan, Raouf, Duane

A few weeks ago we sat down to think through some strategic issues, evaluating the past and looking to the future. This report is the fruit of that meeting:

Arabic Fellowship in Madrid, Report Dec 2019

Feel free to ask any questions.