Wife/Mother Dying of Cancer Does the Selfless Thing, ISIS Crucifies Priest, Easter Attack Kills Nearly 72 in Pakistan (Mostly Women and Children), Turkey Becoming Radicalized?



Less is More

Rory writes, "Who does that? Who has that kind of strength and character? Not me, that’s for sure. I would’ve taken the low, easy road… the one that served me more. I would’ve tried to make the ties with our baby stronger and her love for me deeper so that she wouldn’t forget me… and in the end, probably left our baby wrecked with grief over the loss of the one person she loved and needed most. But not Joey. She let Indy fall more in love with me…and less in love with her. She carried the pain on her own shoulders, to try to keep it off of mine. And even more so, off of Indy’s."


An unspeakable horror yet, if he had faith in Christ, these were light and momentary afflictions compared to the surpassing glory that awaited him (2 Corinthians 4:17-18).

Pakistani Christian families are burying their deceased children and other family members following the deadly suicide bomb attack on Easter Sunday at a park in Lahore, which killed close to 72 people, mostly women and children.
Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/pakistan-terror-attack-christians-easter-killings-bury-children-160354/#V2T3lzO3zx7z7ehR.99

Easter Attack Kills Nearly 72 People, Mostly Women and Children


From Rosenberg's blog: 
On March 20th, for example, a suicide bomber with links to ISIS blew himself up in the heart of Istanbul, killing four and wounded 36 people. Among the dead were three Israelis, including two with dual U.S.-Israeli citizenship. Eleven more Israelis were among the wounded. It was just one of many recent attacks.

Intelligence agencies are warning that Jews and Christians could be targeted with more terror attacks soon. Now the Israeli government is warning its citizens to leave Turkey immediately.

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