Recently there have been a number of comments left on this blog that I have had to delete. The reason I have deleted these comments isn't because I have an issue with differing opinions, the reason I have deleted these comments is because they either had nothing to do with the post being commented on, or they have been very rude and unacceptable.

A few months ago you may remember we mentioned this sad situation with Jill Carroll being taken as a hostage in Baghdad. Today, we can rejoice because she has been set free. CNS News.com has a nice article about the situation.

Hello Faithful Friends,

I received an email yesterday from the guy who pays me to write for this blog. He's giving up the contract to someone else, and I'm waiting to hear if they will pick it up. So I will be posting less until I find out what the status is.

The online news site News Max cites a story today about how the nation of China has made Parade Magazine's list of the top ten on their world's dictators list - in part because of China's relentless persecution of Christians.

I just got home from doing some light grocery shopping and when I got home I decided to open up a can of mixed nuts I bought myself. I bought them for a few reasons - first, it was on sale, and second, nuts are high in protein. The label on the nuts told me that they were "lightly salted", but when I tried them I thought..."If these are lightly salted, I'm not sure I'd actually want the ones that are salted normally."

Have you ever wondered why some people fall under the threat of persecution or actual persecution itself? I was thinking about this today as I was reading in Mark 4, and I found the answer. Check this out... Jesus explains to the disciples what the parable of the sower stands for.

Today I wanted to begin by saying thank you to those of you who have visited the persecution blog on a consistent basis. I also wanted to thank those of you who link to our blog and also send people here all the time because of your link. Here are a few stats...

I saw this story today and wondered if Farrakhan mentioned anything about the extremist Muslims killing Christians in the world, and if he denounced that action. Here are a few snippets from the article...