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When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained.  They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?”  Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers and sisters, were killed just as they had been.   Revelation 6:9-11 (NIV) The cry of the martyrs given above I understand fully.  When wholesale slaughter happens against a Christian population under an evil ruler/group, one can get how the cries would ring out, "How long, O Lord?"   What is harder to understand, though, is the response.  The Lord states that it would continue to happen until everyone who is to die a martyr's death does.   It is apparently within the will of God that His people suf...

Mission Network News:  Report: 42 churches attacked in Egypt Posted: 23 August, 2013 A taxi driver had a cross in his rear-view mirror. He was subsequently killed and his taxi destroyed. Christians on the ground have expressed the following: 1) Christians are being blamed for what is happening in Egypt 2) they must keep a low profile or risk their lives or property 3) while the West feels this is coming from vigilantes, they believe the Muslim Brotherhood is behind it Also, Human Rights Watch concludes the following (this opinion will carry a lot of weight as it will be considered more objective than reports coming from the Muslim Brotherhood, the military or the Christian minority in Egypt):   1) At least 42 churches and dozens of Christian owned and operated schools, homes and businesses have been attacked 2) this represents an intimidation campaign from the Muslim Brotherhood 3) the authorities in Egypt have been "largely absent or failed to intervene" when...

This week's web sightings give us plenty of things for which to pray.  Don't be downhearted as we are told in the Scriptures, " Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. " And as one of my church leaders is prone to say, "We have read the end of the book (i.e. Bible)." So, there is reason to rejoice even as we pray for these very serious events.   DOMA ruling’s ripple effects Michigan judges cite DOMA ruling to temporarily block a state benefits law and allow a marriage amendment challenge What Emily Belz says here was exactly my fear when reading Justice Kennedy's opinion for the majority "Even a secular person should be required to answer a question before removing such an important cultural underpinning as traditional marriage: If marriage is no longer to be reserved for one man and one woman, as it has for millennia in many different cultures and religio...