Category: Suffering

Persecution… Curious, I thought I knew what the word meant.  I also thought I had never experienced it, but I was wrong. According to Dictionary.com it has been defined as a program or campaign to exterminate, drive away, or subjugate people based on their membership in a religious, ethnic, social, or racial group: Hmm, this…
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Its 4:30 am… been up for a long while… sleep is not a strong suit and is overrated; like eating, a dalliance in comfort and pleasure. The windows are open, there is refreshing, cool breeze in our spacious flat as the first Muslim prayer call goes out in the sleeping city of Jerusalem. Prayer is…
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Holy Father, our shield and protector and to our beloved Christ, Lord of glory and the lifter of our head, we cry out to you in one voice (Psalm 3:3). Salvation belongs to you Lord. Salvation is the rain of blessing from your righteous hand. Bless the persecutors of Your people (Psalm 3: 8). Arise,…
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You may have noticed, I haven’t written in a while…. I have been tired; bone tired. Wearied, beyond all hope of strength… Ever been there? I know, I know; Followers of Christ aren’t supposed to wither and wilt in the desert, because we have God’s strength; the vitality and lift of eagles wings soaring above…
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I was greatly encouraged by reading several stories this morning posted on Open Doors, a website created to provide awareness and to unite the church in prayer to be “One with Them” as commanded in Hebrews 13:1;3. “Keep on loving one another as Christians….Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison…
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Last week Ronnie Smith was gunned down while going for a run in Benghazi, Libya. Ronnie was a High School chemistry teacher there. But Ronnie wasn’t there because he thought Libyan youth needed a chemistry education. A statement on the Austin Stone website said Smith had served on the church’s staff before moving to Libya:…
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Good morning Everyone, I have another video for you today. I hope you will watch it as it is very powerful. It is Padina’s story. It is a true story and I am confident, it will touch you greatly…. It does not matter if you are a Follower of Christ or not, but great will…
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Today is the first day of prayer for the persecuted church. And to honor the occasion, I wanted to repost a video, about Fatima. Fatima, a fellow blogger and Christian shared her faith openly and unashamedly in a Muslim country. Her story, retold in this video, I will entitle, as she did her last blog,…
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I read a good word yesterday… my prayer is that you would read it, but before I attach the link, I want to bless you with this verse “But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect,…
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Remember the Lord’s people who are in jail {persecuted, accused} and be concerned for them {Bound with them, persecuted along side of them}. Don’t forget those who are suffering, but imagine that you are there with them {suffering as they are}.         Hebrews 13:3 This passage reminds me of my former life… For twenty years, I…
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