Under the Old Covenant, the sacrificial system allowed people to receive atonement (a covering) for their sins. These sacrifices, however, were always temporary solutions to the deeper problem of sin. It was not until Jesus came as the perfect sacrifice for our sins “once for all” (Heb. 7:27) and established a better covenant (Hebrews 8) that people could know their sins were fully and forever paid for.

Trust is the currency of effective outreach but we must learn ways to establish trust in a cross-cultural and cross-religious context. Let's identify a few key ways to build trust. First, start by asking good questions and then genuinely listening.

Allah, as revealed in the Qur’an, is impersonal and unconcerned with the day-to-day lives of Muslims. He is above all and transcendent, but between the distance of humankind and the divine a very active spirit world exists!

We are required to learn new words all the time. One such word is the term “doxing,” which also can be spelled “doxxing.” Doxing evolved...