Have I told all you lately how much I love receiving your email? If not, let me tell you tonight as I type this. I really appreciate it. I get so much encouraging email from some of you and you have no idea how much I appreciate it and we cherish it. That type of encouragement is what the Body of Christ is all about.

Today I wanted to share some good news with you concerning some Pastors who were recently released and are praising God. Here's the good news from this weeks VOM-USA prayer alert.

It appears that most of the American press has basically forgotten about this story with the hostages. I guess caring about Christians and wanting them free from militant terrorists isn't a very high priority. Well, never fear dear readers, we will continue to alert you to any news that is taking place with the hostages.

In May, secret police in Cuba threatened four pastors with 25 to 50 years in prison if they continued receiving financial assistance from international ministries around the world. The pastors were forced to sign documents renouncing the help.

We are very thankful that two of the South Korean hostages have been freed from the terrorist Taliban, but we are still very concerned about the remaining hostages in custody.

Source: Taken from the great book Extreme Devotion.

On Saturday I shared with you an unbelievable hit piece against The Voice of the Martyrs and other ministries that help the persecuted church, and today I wanted to address a few errors that Sophia Tesfamariam made in her "article".

Sometimes it never ceases to amaze me the misinformation and hate against Christians and Christian organizations like The Voice of the Marytrs. We truly do live in the days when good is called evil, and evil is called good.

Yesterday, WorldNetDaily broke this astounding story coming out of the Netherlands, where a Bishop by the name of Tiny Muskens is advocating that Christians refer to God as Allah because he believes that it will ease tensions between Muslims and Christians.You can read the full story here at WND. And after reading the full story, I would love to hear what you have to say about this story. Would you refer to God as Allah if you are a follower of Jesus Christ? Answer in the comments please. All comments are moderated and will be approved before being published.(Picture of Tiny Muskens courtesy of Radio Netherlands Worldwide.)