In 2001, Armenia celebrated its 1700th anniversary as the first Christian nation in the world. If you were to ask members of the Armenian Apostolic Church today about their church’s origins, they likely would answer that the apostles Thaddeus and Bartholomew first brought the gospel to Armenia in the middle of the first century. TheyContinue reading “The First Christian Nation”
Category Archives: Persecution
No One Is Coming to Your Rescue
In my last job, I had two interesting encounters, first with a secular Jewish leftist man and second with a New Age prosperity gospel feminist Christian woman. So let’s talk about the two people. The man who thinks that conservative Christians are stupid The first kind of person who tried to shame me for being a Christian is theContinue reading “No One Is Coming to Your Rescue”
Here’s to Privilege: Ouch!
Paul wrote Romans from the house of his friend Gaius during a stay in Corinth. Neither Paul nor the Christians in Rome knew how soon they would need the comfort of Romans 8. Opinion varies, but many scholars estimate that Romans was written in AD 57-58. Within a decade, many of the Roman Christians toContinue reading “Here’s to Privilege: Ouch!”
They Say I Am Intolerant
I can still remember watching an interview years ago where Oprah Winfrey asked Tom Cruise about his controversial religion of Scientology. Cruise’s faith had come under fire due to recent events, and Oprah was pressing him pretty hard about what he really believed. After a few testy exchanges, Oprah finally got to the nub ofContinue reading “They Say I Am Intolerant”
Why Are We Forgetting Our Martyrs
Today marks the eight-year anniversary of a particularly horrific butchery of 21 Christians. On Feb. 15, 2015 in Libya, the Islamic State released a video depicting 21 Christians being decapitated. While sitting atop and holding their tied victims’ bodies down, Islamic State members shoved their fingers in the Christians’ eye sockets, craned their heads back,Continue reading “Why Are We Forgetting Our Martyrs”
The Path to Persecution
In the present culture wars it has become a regular practice among the armies of the politically correct to vilify those who defend historic Christianity. We are blamed for being exclusive, homophobic, racist transphobes. If we attempt to disagree politely and encourage rational argument, we are blamed for being white supremacists because being calm andContinue reading “The Path to Persecution”
Persecution of Christians Worldwide Is Increasing
‘Persecuted and Forgotten?’ examines the situation in 24 countries between October 2020 and September 2022, and concludes that in three-quarters of places the oppression or persecution of Christians grew worse during this period. The countries are mostly located in Africa, the Middle East and Asia but the report finds that a factor in the worsening climateContinue reading “Persecution of Christians Worldwide Is Increasing”
Christian Persecution in America
Christian persecution around the world is one of the biggest human rights issues of our lifetime. In many nations, someone who professes faith in Jesus can be arrested, tortured or even killed. Churches are illegal in many countries, or even owning a Bible. Persecution of Christians only happens in countries far away from America, right?Continue reading “Christian Persecution in America”
When the Apostle Paul Was Cancelled
After Paul had been willing to stay at the task in Ephesus even with the dream of going to Rome on his heart (Acts 19:23), “about that time . . . “ That’s the way it happens. Just about the time you get out of your prayer closet and you’ve got it all worked out,Continue reading “When the Apostle Paul Was Cancelled”
Evening Wolves
Evening wolves. Habakkuk 1:8 While preparing the present volume, this particular expression recurred to me so frequently that in order to be rid of its constant demand I determined to give a page to it. The evening wolf, infuriated by a day of hunger, was fiercer and more ravenous than he would have been inContinue reading “Evening Wolves”
Intentional Faith 