Susannah Wesley was born in 1668, in England, when the state church and government crushed any form of Christian worship or education not controlled by them. This determined Christian woman began programs of Christian education for adults in her kitchen and daily with her children.

Happy Saturday Everyone!

I'm not sure about you, but I know that I sometimes have a tendency to forget my New Year's resolutions a few weeks after I make them. You may recall that I challenged all of us to make this year a great year in service to our persecuted family in Christ. Yet, here it is February and my question is...have you :)?

UPDATE – On February 8, Beijing house-church leader Hua Huiqi was formally arrested by Beijing Public Security Bureau Chaoyang Branch and his 76-year-old mother was arrested for the second time by Beijing Security Bureau Chongwen Branch.

Note: This post was written yesterday but Typepad kept crashing and I wasn't able to post it.

In the past few weeks, I have been thankful and very excited because two persecuted brothers from China and Pakistan have been released from prison. On January 19, Shahbaz Kaka was released after serving six years of a life sentence, and on February 5, Liu Fenggang was released after serving three years in prison.

Today WorldNetDaily is highlighting a story about 4 Evangelists who were beaten for simply handing out gospel tracts.

INDIA – On Saturday, February 10, a 58-year-old Christian, S. Stanley, was stabbed and killed by rioting youth in front of his house in Pavaloor, Kerala State, India.

It is not until a man finds his faith opposed and attacked that he really begins to think about the implications of that faith. It is not until the church is confronted with some dangerous heresy that she begins to realize the riches and wonder of orthodoxy. It is characteristic of Christianity that it has inexhaustible riches, and that it can always produce new riches to meet any situation.