persecution
What Kim Davis Shows Us About Troubles Yet To Come
The Bible clearly commands that Christians respect the rightful authority of civil governments, understanding that the institution of human government is itself a part of God’s design. At the same time, the rightful power of government is not absolute.…
Public Violence Against Christians In The Middle East Opens Doors For The Gospel
The beheadings by the Islamic State in Libya have resulted in unprecedented sympathy for Egypt’s Christians, who are increasingly finding common identity across denominational lines. The martyrdoms have also allowed Copts a platform to witness to the realities of their…
ISIS: An Opportunity To Pray For Those Who Persecute You
While it may be difficult for us in the West to know how to respond to ISIS, the families of the slain are faithfully practicing Jesus’ teaching to love your enemies. The brother of two of the slain men…
ISIS Beheaded 21 People Of The Cross But The Story Isn’t Over Yet
When the day is done and last of the lights are turned out and my head hits the pillow, all I can think of is the faces of The 21 and their surrendered heads, their heads carrying the full…
Being A Christian In Iraq Is A Death Sentence: Pray For The Persecuted
My heart breaks over the evil being done in Iraq right now. Christians in America know little about persecution. Click the button below in order to see what persecution looks like. Let us pray fervently for the persecuted. “Christianity…
What If The Persecution Of American Christians Is More Imagined Than Real?
Persecution has an allure for many evangelicals. In the Bible, Christians are promised by Saint Paul that they will suffer for Christ, if they love Him. But especially in contemporary America, it is not clear what shape that suffering…
The Harrowing Story Of Richard Wurmbrand
“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes,…
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