Persecution - Gentle Reformation

Pliny the Younger’s Christian Persecution: 3 Lessons for Faith and Endurance

August 14, 2024

Explore Pliny the Younger’s persecution of early Christians and its relevance today. Learn lessons of faith, endurance, and the unstoppable spread of the gospel through history.

culture

Mandates, Meaningful Ministry, and Martyr Complexes

September 10, 2020

When we pull the spiritual fire alarm every time the ideological temperature goes up in our culture, we lose the ability to recognize and respond biblically to the true emergencies.

Psalm 11

Well Let's Just See...

July 13, 2019

Psalm 11 Crumbling Foundations 2019 has been a distressing year in the West. New York State passed legislation sanctioning pregnancy termination at any point in gestation. A Northern Ireland court, just last week,

persecuted Christians

Worshiping When Dying is Gain

December 15, 2018

Despite the ease with which many of us will be permitted to worship, there will be others who worship tomorrow morning under the threat of hurt and danger; persecution and loss; sword and death. There will be those who worship, and they will worship as those who know that death is gain.

Christian living

Deliverance is Near!

April 21, 2018

Introduction Have you woken up this morning in fear, alarmed or anxious? Have dire straits hemmed you in or do you wonder if you're safe? Are the pressures so enormous that

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Of Christian Courage, Contemptible Candidacies, and COFFEE

March 09, 2016

How much of our Christian courage is a function of the comfort and convenience of our surroundings? How much of our boldness in Christian witness would wilt if the cozy accoutrements of a

Persecution

Persecution Is Real ... And In Real Time

January 20, 2012

The Persecuted Church for which I pray became real for me today. From my basement computer I had precious fellowship with a brother in Christ via Skype. Riaz (not his real name) is