Pastor Saeed Abedini Update 6/10/2015 Source: Naghmeh Abedini Facebook page 6/10/2015. Urgent Update on Saeed: It is truly heartbreaking to know that one day after I spoke in front of our congress Saeed was beaten by fellow prisoners. Saeed's father was not able to see Saeed last week because of a holiday in … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2015
North Korea Nuclear Missile Threat
There are concerns about a new more serious North Korea nuclear missile threat. North Korea has threatened to deploy nuclear missiles against its perceived enemies in the past. These enemies are often referred to as South Korea and the United States. Its top military body once issued the following statement: The U.S. … [Read more...]
Let All of Creation
Psalm 148 Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights above. Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his heavenly hosts. Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars. Praise him, you highest heavens and you waters above the … [Read more...]
A Mighty Man of God
A mighty man of God. What traits does the person who God uses have? Can you and I be effectively used by God? What sort of person does God use? According to R. A. Torrey, such a person was Dwight Lyman Moody (1837-1899). Moody left a continuing legacy. You can read his story HERE. Torrey observes that Moody … [Read more...]
God’s Will or Our Will?
Someone once wrote: “There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God says, in the end, "Thy will be done." All that are in Hell, choose it. Without that self-choice there could be no Hell. No soul that seriously and constantly desires joy will ever miss it. … [Read more...]
Iraqi believers: ‘Do churches in US know what is being done to us?’
SOURCE: KBC Kentucky Baptist Convention Disaster Relief Director Coy Webb just returned from Iraq where he got a close-up look at the human toll Islamic State terrorists have inflicted. What follows is his account of the hardships that people there continue to face. By Coy Webb In the spring of 2014, an … [Read more...]
Fishers of Men
What does it mean to be 'fishers of men'? The phrase “fishers of men” was spoken by Jesus when He was calling two of His disciples, Simon Peter and Andrew, to follow Him. “As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. ‘Come, … [Read more...]
A Biblical Response To Persecution
How should we respond to persecution? In the following video, Dr. Mark Durie talks about a biblical response to persecution of Christians. The talk was given at The Moody Church and the host was Erwin Lutzer. Dr. Lutzer is the pastor of The Moody Church. He is the author of many books, one of which is The Cross In … [Read more...]
