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60 years ago, 5 missionary heroes went home to be with the Lord “God’s refuge for his people is not from suffering and death, but final and ultimate defeat. God did not exercise his omnipotence to deliver Jesus from the cross. Nor will he exercise it to deliver you and me from tribulation. “In the darkest moments of our pain, God is hiding his weapons behind enemy lines.” “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 8:36–39)." Read the entirety of John Piper's thoughts on this anniversary:  Slain in the Shadow of the Almighty Shadow of the Almighty Through Gates of ...

Sudan Punishes Imprisoned Pastors After American Advocacy Asia Bibi: failing health on death row in Pakistan PUBLISHED BY RUTH KRAMER ON JUNE 25, 2015 Pakistan (MNN) — Her story reads like a conspiracy theory novel. The main character is a 50-year-old woman, falsely accused. She languishes in jail for six years, charged and convicted of a federal crime with no evidence, and no recourse. The problem is: it’s not fiction. It’s Asia Bibi’s story. Bruce Allen with Forgotten Missionaries International   says the mother of five was accused of blasphemy in Pakistan. Voice of the Martyrs USA recounts the early part of the case: On June 19, 2009 there was an intense discussion among the women about their faith. The Muslim women told Asia about Islam, and, according to VOM sources, Asia responded by telling the Muslim women that Jesus is alive. “Our Christ sacrificed His life on the cross for our sins…. Our Christ is alive.” That led to a beating and a blasphemy accusation. In Nov...

Last year I posted a story from Christianity Today about Steve Saint's partial paralysis that he suffered from testing some new technology that he was developing.   I was left wondering how he has been doing so I did a search and found this from Randy Alcorn, a widely known and read Christian author.  Steve Saint, Mincaye, and the Redemptive Power of the Gospel Continue to pray for Steve and for his family and for the minist ry that he loves so much.