International Day of Prayer

This Sunday, November 3, is the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. It is easy for us in the Western world to forget that every single day Christians around the world are attacked, tortured, and killed merely for professing their faith in Jesus Christ. This Sunday, take some time to pray specifically for these brothers and sisters that suffer for their beliefs. You will be joining millions around the world praying for them throughout the day (and weekend).

Below is a recent episode of Christian World News discussing several stories of persecution, as well as the political repercussions of our nation ignoring these ongoing problems.

Post-Christian Nation?

Updated on Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 7:06AM by Still Ripples

Growing up, I was in a decidedly-Christian home, attending church every week (multiple times, actually), and knowing that God existed. With true childlike faith, I accepted what the Bible said, and in childlike innocence, assumed that everyone else did, too.

Unfortunately, we all have to grow up, and one of the first things to go seems to be naivety about many subjects.

Perhaps I should be embarrassed about this, but it is the truth. My assumption that everyone around me believes the way I do and accepts the same truths that I do has only recently (in my 30+ years) begun to come into question. I spent much of my 20s living in "the bubble": attending church, the BSM (Baptist Student Ministry) at the local junior college, and spending time with my "Christian" friends. I had nothing come along to challenge my perception that all was right with the world; that everyone shared -- or at least accepted -- my beliefs, and that confrontation about such things would be minimal throughout my life.

But something eventually changed.

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