An article in today's Wall St. Journal begins remarkably:

"The commission with which Jesus charged his Apostles is decidedly unambiguous. "Go forth," he commanded, "and make disciples of all nations." In obedience to this mandate, an upstart sect in a backwater province managed to become the world's largest religion.

Christianity's rise and flourishing have nevertheless proceeded by fits and starts, with moments of explosive growth followed by years of quiet consolidation. We live, incidentally, in a moment of explosive growth. The steady march of Christianity through Africa and Asia is comparable in scale with the conversion of the Germanic tribes in the fourth century..."

It goes on to lay out the case for the Kingdom coming in the next generation, as explained by Philip Jenkins (who wrote "The Next Christendom") in his new book "

The New Faces of Christianity." Read this amazing article (you have to log in) about the future of the Church. It may not be in America, and its face may not be white, but the Church is on the ascendancy!