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    Tonight, we celebrate the reality that Love has come. Jesus came to earth as love personified, so that all might have life. This is Good News of great joy! At the same time, we live in the tension of the already and the not yet. We long for... read more →

    In Chicago, a small group of Christians and Muslims from a local church and mosque meet together regularly to study their holy books—the Bible and the Quran—together. During one gathering, a member of the local mosque, Nermin, announced to the group that he had something on his mind... read more →

    Muslims believe that God will love those who live in ways that are considered good and right, such as being pure and clean, doing good, being patient and persevering and loving and following the prophet Muhammad. They say that God does not love those who live their lives... read more →

    Read 1 John 4:7-10. We’re not used to thinking of love as a person, let alone a source of knowledge or truth on which we can build our lives. Perhaps that is because love and desire are so often conflated in our dominant cultural voices. Yet our hearts... read more →

    Take a moment to pause in silence. Be still and breathe deeply. Make a mental or physical list of the thoughts, emotions and hopes you are bringing with you into this final week of Advent. Sit with intention and honesty as you reflect. Bring your list before God... read more →

    Create space for God to inspire joy in your life by engaging in one or more of the following activities: Read John 15:11. Pray that joy would overflow in your heart and in the hearts of your family, friends, community and all peoples of the world. Go for... read more →

    Read Psalm 16:11 + Psalm 63:6-7. In a year filled with disappointments, helplessness and uninvited change, we might have struggled to find happiness. But happiness and joy don’t mean the same thing. Happiness is an often fleeting emotional response to a positive circumstance. Joy, however, is a deep... read more →

    In their search for the meaning of life, Hindus engage in ritualistic worship to earn good karma and a better station in the next life. The world’s Hindus do not yet know the one true God who shows the way of life and grants joy in His presence... read more →

    Many of the peoples living in South Asia are unreached. Our partners in this region are passionate about sharing the Good News of Jesus with those who’ve never heard it. Last year alone, one network of church planters shared the message of Christ with more than 1.3 million... read more →

    Several of our ministry partners live and work in South Asia, home to the vast majority of more than 1 billion people who identify as Hindu worldwide. Hindus recognize Brahman as the supreme being, as well as countless other deities who govern different aspects of creation. For Hindus,... read more →