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What Responsibility Do Christians Bear for ISIS?
I faced a hard question this week. It came to me on my knees. So much conversation is in the air about who is responsible for ISIS. What president is most to blame for their existence? Which candidate is most likely to eradicate them? What nation should be addressing them? How does our culture contribute …[ read more ]
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Persecution Comes to the Strong, the Weak, and the Fake
In America, we don’t yet have a practical grasp of persecution. We don’t live daily in fear of our lives so for most of us, persecution is still a conversation we have over dinner tables and in small groups over Starbucks. We revealed our naivete recently by praying fervently for the release of Pastor Saeed Abedini but then …[ read more ]
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Jesus Lives in North Korea and He Reigns in His People There
Photos of North Korea taken from the air at night show a land in darkness. It is truly a land in darkness but there is light there that is visible from Heaven – it’s the light of believers who need our prayers. Let’s bring them before the throne of the High King that they would …[ read more ]
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They’ll Be Dead by Morning (What Difference Will it Make?)
**Warning: This post may make you feel bad. **Warning: That feeling may be appropriate. There are moments in life that feel like a swift slap in the face. No one courts that. No one wants to feel that pain. But, if it’s a slap that rearranges your priorities to align with God’s heart, then you …[ read more ]