According to Theodoret of Cyrrhus, on January 1, A.D. 404, an ascetic monk named Telemachus jumped to the floor of the arena during a gladiatorial match and begged the competitors to stop. The crowd was so angry at the interruption that they stoned him to death. When Christian Emperor Honorius heard about Telemachus’ act of bravery, he … More Taking Unpopular Stands in a Strange New World
Revelation 6 CONTEXT: Matthew Henry has an exhaustive breakdown of this Chapter: The book of the divine counsels being thus lodged in the hand of Christ, he loses no time, but immediately enters upon the work of opening the seals and publishing the contents, but this is done in such a manner as still leaves … More Devotional Thought for Today – 04/18/2022
1 JOHN 3 CONTEXT: Matthew Henry comments on the chapter as follows: The apostle admires the love of God in making believers his children. (1,2) The purifying influence of the hope of seeing Christ, and the danger of pretending to this, and living in sin. (3-10) Love to the brethren is the character of real … More Devotional Thought for Today – 04/06/2022
On Saturday last’s post, I thought I had ended the “Prayer Series” after 50 posts. That post spoke of Great Martyrs for the Faith of the past, Foxes Book of Martyrs, and Matthew Henry’s Method of Prayer for Martyrs. Then today this quote from George Whitefield came across my computer and I had been hooked … More Devotional Thought for Today – 03/07/2022
Prayer Series L Did you ever wonder how it was great martyrs of the past were so able to stand steadfast for their FAITH? While of course, I have no proof, I would suggest that they held fast to the Word of Law, taught to them as children. Deuteronomy Brief Summary: The Israelites are commanded to … More Devotional Thought for Today – 03/05/2022
There is no denying that the last few years have been increasingly difficult for Christians and Christian ministries in North America. The attack on our freedoms is real, and the hostility towards us seems to grow by the day. But this is not the time to feel sorry for ourselves. Not for a moment… READ … More North American Christians: Let’s keep persecution in perspective
No one wants to suffer in any manner. But better to suffer for Christ and HIS Glory than man and fleeting fame. On July 22, 1680, faithful Richard Cameron was martyred in Airsmoss. His head and hands cut off and taken to Edinburgh, just as Robert M’Ward had spoken. Before his murderers committed the barbarous … More Suffer for His Sake
Christians Kidnapped andMurdered in Ongoing Attacks On Jan. 21, Christie Peter Mwankon, 26, was kidnapped out of her sister’s house in the middle of the night by Fulani Islamic militants. A 25-year-old Christian man was killed by Fulani Islamic militants on Jan. 20. Pastor Lawan Andimi was kidnapped and murdered on Jan. 20 after the … More News Updates on the Persecuted Church
Christian Newsline Our Faith in Today’s World Islamist gunmen murder 24 including worshippers and pastor in north-east Burkina Faso Islamist extremist gunmen stormed a Sunday morning worship service in a church in Burkina Faso, killing ten Christians and abducting the pastor, on Sunday February 16. Read full article Pastor, three family members and deacon … More The Persecuted Church
Bonhoeffer Transferred to Buchenwald Concentration Camp Where does a Christian fit in a nation which makes itself god? The Lutheran theologian Deitrich Bonhoeffer answered that the Christian’s duty is to resist such a regime. This landed him in a concentration camp and cost him his life. Safe in exile in America, he abruptly returned to … More Today in Church History
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