Category Archives: persecution

A Key Difference Between Communism and Democracy: Democracy Has Been Far More Successful in Destroying Christianity

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Pastor Foley

Polish philosopher and politician Ryszard Legutko’s latest (2016) book, The Demon in Democracy: Totalitarian Temptations in Free Societies, is written from a perspective of someone who, after having lived for many years under communism and then for more than two … Continue reading →

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Here’s Why Those Who Seek To Live A Godly Life In Christ Jesus Are Persecuted

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Pastor Foley

“Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution,” Paul writes to Timothy as if it were the most self-evident thing in the world, requiring no explanation as to why. But in our present day, when … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness Is Like Surgery

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Editor

Very few people give Peter credit. In Matthew 18:21-22, Peter asks Jesus how many times a person should forgive their enemy. He suggests seven times. Jesus says seven times seventy-times (or, in some translations, seventy-seven times.) Peter, if anything, is … Continue reading →

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