In case you missed this press release today that was put out by John Maxwell's ministry EQUIP, I had to share part of it with you so that you can pray for this wonderful opportunity that is taking place through the power of radio.

If you're not in Texas, you may not be aware of a series of seven churches that have been set on fire in the last three weeks. So I wanted to let you know about this and ask for your prayers for the fire officials and police officials involved in investigating the cause of these fires. Thankfully no person has been injured.

Many religious communities in Azerbaijan and Tajikistan have not yet re-registered with government authorities as required by laws passed in both countries in 2009, according to Forum 18 News.

This is the type of story that I love to read, because it shows the power of the love of Christ, when Christians walk out their faith in love. Compass Direct shares the following...

In case you haven't yet heard about this tragedy that took place on Christmas Eve, let me just sum it up for you.

This article sheds some light on Christians who are being persecuted in Gaza. Click here to read the full article.

VOM and Mission Network News have been reporting on this tragedy over Christmas.

Here's an interesting article that appeared in the Seattlepi.com about three Indonesian Christian's who are seeking asylum here in the United States so that they do not have to return to Indonesia where there is severe persecution. Here's part of the article:

So we know that people will hate us, and NATIONS will also. With that said, here is a short write up from the Sunday Catholic Weekly titled Hatred Towards Christians.