This is an excellent commentary from Sandy Rios of Culture Campaign. Visit Sandy's blog for more commentary on other issues.

The following news was published on Crosswalk.com in today's religious news summaries.

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Join me in praying for the nation of Nepal this week. There are many Christians in Nepal who are under the persecution of militant Hindus. The following is from VOM Media sources.

I thought since it's Monday we should start our week out with a devotion from my favorite devotional book Extreme Devotion. Enjoy!

The following news item comes from our friends at Mission Network News. On August 25th MNN had this news item in their daily newsletter they send out. If you love missions news I highly recommend checking out Mission Network News, and listening to their daily podcast.

The following is from VOM Media and is absolutely amazing. Sadly this event only happened a few days ago and these believers still remain in jail. Unbelievable.

Recently I was talking to a couple of believers about the times in which we live. We were talking about Christian persecution and how as followers of Christ, we see the world becoming darker - literally. There is no doubt about it. We live during wicked times here on this earth, and as Christians we have been called for such a time as this to be the light that the world is so desperately needing.

The following information is taken from The Voice of the Martyrs Media department. As I read through the atrocities that are taking place against followers of Jesus in this country, my heart just breaks. Imagine yourself in this situation - would you stand? Would you cave and deny Christ? Join me in praying for the same faith and steadfast spirit these precious saints have. Please pray also for the Muslim persecutors.