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

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Pastor Foley

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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God Of The Persecuted: What The Lives Of Persecuted Believers Teach Us About The Nature Of God, Part I: Why We Don’t Venerate The Persecuted

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Pastor Foley

Some people have a stack of unread books on their nightstand. I have a post-it list of books I would like to write on mine. This is not because I have so much to say but rather, as any credible … Continue reading →

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What Is A Martyr? The Piece Missing From Our Modern Definition

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Pastor Foley

What is a martyr? There is a general consensus as to the meaning of the word today, which can be found everywhere from Wikipedia to academia. First, Wikipedia: A martyr (Greek: μάρτυς, mártys, “witness”; stem μάρτυρ-, mártyr-) is somebody who … Continue reading →

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