Tag Archives: persecution

Time called it “the dress that broke the Internet.”[1] Last week, the buzz on social media wasn’t about political concerns, the unrest in the Middle East, or the ongoing threat of ISIS, but rather. Instead, news feeds were flooded with heated opinions about this dress: In case you somehow avoided ...

Who would put themselves in harm’s way to fight for their brothers and sisters in Christ? Veteran Jordan Matson would, that’s who. As a nation, militarily, we have been fighting this “war on terror” for over twenty years. Our men and women in uniform have served honorably and achieved remarkable ...

Mikaela Bender (pictured third from right), a teen with a call to missions, granted this interview: Q: Where did you go to and for how long? Recently I went on a mission’s trip to Turkey for three weeks. We spent one week in the major cities of Istanbul and Izmir, ...

“Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” ~ Matthew 5:10 It was illegal to be a Christian. Illegal to serve God and worship Jesus. Illegal to own a Bible, let alone read it. Illegal to go to church. Illegal to meet ...

Just recently I received a magazine in my school mailbox with the headline titled, “Teaching Tolerance in the Classroom.” Instantly the article’s words began to rub me the wrong way. We exist in a world that lives, eats, and breaths tolerance, but what does it really mean to be tolerant? ...