Prayer for Persecuted Christians

I just wanted to take a moment to thank my God for placing me in a country that, for at least the moment, allows me to share my faith, speak the truth, and stand by my convictions with out fear of true persecution. I want to offer my prayers for Yousef, the pastor in the story below, and his family. I would like to ask for your prayers as well.

Fox News:  Iranian Pastor Faces Execution For Refusing To Recant Christian Faith (link)

Read the story, share it with others, and BE OUTRAGED! It is allowed. But after all of that ask yourself, just as my pastor asked me the other day.

Is ignorance communicable?

I was reading another blogger’s comments and I became incensed at one ignorant person’s comment on the existence of Adam and Eve :

“it’s not real. btw…this is how wars start. kind of funny if you think about it.”

Now first of all. Everyone has a right to their own opinion and be WRONG, but it wasn’t the “not real” comment that threw me. It’s the second part. In a strong effort to avoid a flame war on someone else’s blog I tried to be civil. Additionally, I am instructed in wisdom.

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. Proverbs 15:1

So I will answer with a calm, intelligent, factual answer, based … Click to Continue