August 20, 2014
With all the upheaval in the world, I’ve been thinking a lot about persecution. Last week I quoted a verse that has been percolating in my heart. “In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.” II Timothy 3:12 (emphasis mine). Everyone? Any persecution I’ve faced has been […]
Read More →August 11, 2014
I can’t think of a time in my lifetime when more unthinkable atrocities were being committed in more places throughout the world. Every day, bloodshed escalates. Our world is rocked by violence. Ukraine and Russia. Israel and Hamas. ISIS in Iraq. Syria. Nigeria. We shouldn’t be surprised by this. “In fact, everyone who wants to […]
Read More →June 3, 2014
This week in June, significant anniversaries of major world events share the spotlight. June 4th marks 25 years since the bloody massacre that ended weeks of student-led protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Official numbers state that 200-some were killed, but other estimates place the death toll in the thousands. The uprising was quashed and yet the victims did […]
Read More →May 21, 2014
Please pray for the Balkan countries of former Yugoslavia: specifically Serbia, Bosnia, and eastern Croatia. They are experiencing the worst devastation since the 1992-1995 war. This week, torrential rain fell on the area. It was the heaviest rainfall since they started keeping records 120 years ago. The region received over three months’ worth of rain in just […]
Read More →April 11, 2014
As many dramatic stories unfold around the globe every day, the plight of Ukraine, while still being reported, no longer holds the top billing. You may think that means that the situation is no longer tense and prayers are no longer needed. That is not true! Our brothers and sisters in that vast country need […]
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