When the black hood was placed over Tom White’s head, he didn’t know if he would see the light again. “Where are you taking me?” he asked the Cuban guards. The guards said nothing.

The evangelist, Andrew, stared into the gun, wondering why the man didn’t fire. The assassin grew frustrated, then frightened, and finally he fled from the room.

Watchman Nee, the Chinese church leader, had only six hours. He must lead the guard in front of his prison cell to Christ so that his letter of encouragement to Christians outside the prison could be delivered.

Yesterday I was having lunch with a dear godly woman at my church, and she was sharing with me that the death of her son was one way that God showed her His love. Which as you know, is not the typical response from someone who lost their son to a brutal murder, like she had. Well, in reading today's Extreme Devotion, I can see how my friend and this precious saint in this story, truly have learned to seek God more earnestly...have you?

“Will you choose to live or die? What do you say?”

We are all praying for those who survived in Haiti, and for the rescue mission that is currently taking place. And if you've been listening to the news, people are saying all of the time that our prayers are with those in Haiti. People pray in times of trouble. The following is another story from the book Extreme Devotion, that hits on this very topic.

Let us begin the week with another devotion from the wonderful book Extreme Devotion. Please keep all persecuted saints in your prayers.

Today I wanted to begin the New Year by offering you another reading from Extreme Devotion, and this one especially is impacting because once again, it shines the light on one of the toughest decisions a person can make. I'm so thankful for this precious saint and would love to hear your thoughts on this man's sacrifice and the scripture he held on to.

An American missionary team was traveling through Sudan delivering food, blankets, and Bibles and showing the JESUS video. Everything was on schedule until their truck got stuck in a river and they lost a day’s work.

“Kill her! Long live Diocletian!” echoed in Zoe’s ears as she stood in the middle of the Coliseum before the angry crowd.