Live with Urgency! – Part 2 – Doing Effective Missions in the 21st Century – Tal Davis

Early in World War II, the United States Marine Corps fighting in the Pacific found they had a serious problem. They discovered that when various units were communicating back and forth over the radio, the messages were being intercepted by Japanese intelligence officers who understood English. They would then pass…
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Live with Urgency! – Part 1 – Why Missions Matter – Tal Davis

I was not raised in an evangelical church. I did go to church regularly and attended Sunday School, but I always felt something was missing. In High School I accepted Jesus as my Savior through the ministry of a parachurch group. Later I began attending a Baptist church in my…
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Let’s Play … “Where Were You on …?” – Part 3 – What Does the Passing of Time Mean from a Christian Perspective? – Tal Davis

In North-Central Florida, there is a beautiful park called Ichetucknee Springs State Park. Each year thousands of people come to the park to enjoy picnics and the nice Florida weather. Perhaps the park’s greatest appeal, however, is going gently tubing down the Ichetucknee River stream that runs through it fed…
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What’s New with Communist China? – Tal Davis

Last year we reported how the Chinese People’s Republic was undoubtedly to blame for much of the spread of the COVID-19 virus (see: The Trouble with China – http://www.marketfaith.org/2020/12/the-trouble-with-china). We indicated that it was clearly evident that the virus originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan. The Chinese government…
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Whatever Happened to the International Churches of Christ? – Part 2: Beliefs and Analysis – Tal Davis

In the last installment of this two part series, updating the International Churches of Christ (ICOC), we examined the life of its founder, Kip McKean, and its history from the 1970s and 80s as the Boston Church of Christ (http://www.marketfaith.org/2021/04/whatever-happened-to-the-international-churches-of-christ-part-1-history-and-controversy-tal-davis/). We looked at how McKean rapidly expanded the…
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Whatever Happened to the International Churches of Christ? – Part 1: History and Controversy – Tal Davis

In the late 1970s, a new controversial movement suddenly appeared on the United States religious landscape. It went by the name of the Boston Church of Christ. Later it moved its headquarters and became officially known as the International Churches of Christ (ICOC). During the 70s and into the 1990s,…
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Another Look at the Church of Scientology? – Tal Davis

Recently one of the jazz world’s biggest stars passed away. For more than fifty years pianist Chick Corea performed with some of the world’s top jazz bands and musicians. A winner of numerous awards, including several Grammys, Corea had a highly successful career in the recording business. So what was…
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