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A Martyr Is Not A Victim But Also Not A Hero. Instead, The Martyr Is A _____________________

Marc at Bad Catholic wrote the kind of near-perfect blog post last week that I would have cut out and put on my refrigerator if we were still in the newspaper age and if our refrigerator here in Korea wasn’t … Continue reading

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When Is A Prison Not A Prison? When There’s A Christian Inside Of It

When preachers exposit the story of Joseph they often aptly title their messages something like “From the Prison to the Palace.” But when we look at the testimonies of imprisoned believers we find that the palace fashioned from prison walls … Continue reading

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Three Religious Leaders, Three Very Different Words In Response To Persecution

Recognizing that how we speak as Christians matters profoundly–we serve a living Word–let’s give some thought to three very different words in response to persecution from three very different religious leaders: 1. Archbishop Bashar Warda, Catholic Chaldean Church in Kurdistan, speaking on … Continue reading

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