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Unshaken Trust -- February 5, 2012
Arif Ferguson and his family lost their jobs and are in hiding because a regional branch of the Taliban threatens to kill him.
What Makes Iran Scared? -- February 4, 2012
What is the government of Iran afraid of? A senior general of the Islamic police said, “We must be on guard to find out the reasons behind this massive and country-wide distribution of the Bible.” He called the distribution “illegal” and accused Christian businessmen of being involved. In seven...
Arrested for the Name of Christ -- February 3, 2012
Mina Talaat did not attend the protest in Maspero, Egypt, but he was arrested anyway because of his faith. His mother says, "Mina was stopped by a soldier, who called a group of 20 people to come quickly, as he had found a Christian. The group beat Mina with short leather batons until his jaw was...
Thy Word is Truth: The Centrality of Scripture -- February 3, 2012
I was meditating this morning on the superlative, exalted, awesome nature of The Book!!! Sermons are preached about it, sermons are preached from it. Mere words cannot describe it.  The world cannot comprehend it, but the Believer finds guidance and shelter in it. This is the supreme...
Sudan bombs US-funded Bible school, forcing students, teachers to flee; US condemns attack -- February 3, 2012
From the article: The Heiban Bible College was built by Samaritan’s Purse, a North Carolina-based aid group. Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham said the attack was carried out by the Sudanese Air Force. “Please pray for the safety of believers, and that God would intervene,” Graham said....

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Feb 5 | Unshaken Trust
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