The martyrs of church history were gladly slain for Christ who bled and died on the cross in their place.

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To Some Of Us Christ Will Give The Gift Of Martyrdom.

(Christian martyrs burned at the stake by Ranavalona in Madagascar via wikipedia)

This Is What It Looks Like When I Complain To Jesus About How Hard My Life Is.

(Cross via pixabay)

A Friend Named Sorrow and A Friend Named Suffering

“[T]hat I may know Him (Christ) … and the fellowship of His sufferings.” (Philippians 3:10ac) HINDS’ FEET ON HIGH PLACES In Hannah Hurnard’s classic Christian allegory, “Hinds’ Feet on High Places,” character Much Afraid finds herself on the shores of the great sea, Loneliness, where she is attacked by her relatives, Pride, Resentment, Bitterness and […]

“Times of Exile”

“I, John, your brother and fellow partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance which are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.” (Revelation 1:9) As hard as they are, don’t despise the “times of exile” in your life. And as God is […]