Shortly after arriving in Mumbai, India yesterday in transit to my next destination of Hyderabad, I decided to get something to eat. I was hungry and, wanting to stay on the side of caution, looked for something familiar. Guess my delight when I saw a KFC joint in the domestic flights food court. I went over to the counter and requested for chicken, and wanting to adapt slowly, some rice on the side. I cannot claim to have eaten a lot from KFC in the United States. Perhaps 4 or 5 times that I remember. I always try to avoid fast foods. But being here in India, hey, it looked pretty good given the unfamiliar alternatives. I knew exactly what to expect once I bit into the crunchy exterior of the chicken that looked just like the KFC chicken back in the United States States, right? Wrong! To my surprise, the Indian KFC had a bit of Indian flavor to it. It was spicy, though of course not to Indian standards. I got a more rude shock when I bit into the side that came
The major cities of the United States are changing both in their belief systems and ethno-cultural makeup. How should the Good News be presented to them in order to be Good News? Besides sharing biblical inspiration plus stories of God's grace at work through our ministry in various parts of the world, I hope to address this and many other issues important to our Christian faith.