Last week I ended the week by sharing a devotional thought from one of my favorite books Extreme Devotion. Today I thought I'd do the same thing, so that as you go into the weekend, you can think about your faith and those who are suffering for the precious name of Jesus.

A news story that is currently running on the London Reuters website tells us that there is a new bill called The Racial and Religious Hatred Bill, which will give followers of all faiths equal protection from incitement to hatred.

USA Today has an article titled Christian right's alliances bend political spectrum which is a very interesting read. Here are few snippets that mention how Christian conservatives are helping to fight religious persecution in the world today.

Did you know that Mike Tyson wants to become a missionary? I didn't either, but I saw this story today and thought it was very interesting - especially this part of the article:

The subject of persecution is discussed more in the blogosphere than you might know, and here is another wonderful post that I think will offer a different perspective.

This afternoon as I was reading some news that others have blogged about concerning Christian persecution, I found this interesting post that I would love to get your feedback on.

Just in case you missed Janet Parshall interview Todd Nettleton today, you are in luck! Janet Parshall's radio show is archived online and can be listened to for up to one month. Please click here and then scroll down to Wednesday, June 8th and click on Hour 1 and then you can hear the interview.

In an earlier post I described an incident in Nancy Pearcey's book Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity where we learn about Tony and how he was abused and also came to faith as a result of the example and testimony of Richard Wurmbrand. In this post, I'd like to share what Nancy has written about Richard Wurmbrand from seeing him speak when she was just thirteen.

I am always amazed at how the Lord continually blesses his people. For me, today was one such day. I started my day by interviewing Nancy Pearcey, who is the extraordinary author of a great book called Total Truth: Liberating Christianity From Its Cultural Captivity.

Director of News Services for The Voice of the Martyrs, Todd Nettleton is to be a scheduled guest on Janet Parshall's America radio and television show, June 8, 2005 in the first hour of Janet's show from 2-3 ET, and 11 -12 PST.