I would like to take a moment to wish all of our readers a happy, healthy and Christ-centered new year.

When I read this piece today I had to share it with you because it shows that people are genuinely curious as to why Paul suffered for his faith and ended up in jail.

Recently I was reading in the Old Testament about beheadings that had taken place back in Old Testament times. And as I read the scriptures, I kept thinking about all the news I read regularly on the subject of beheading. Today as just one example, I've read six different stories that discussed beheading in some form or another. But this story is the one I have to share with you.

Today I wanted to offer you a different perspective on how we need to remember the persecuted church. As I was reading an entry written by Glenn Penner over at his blog for The Voice of the Marytrs Canada, I just HAD to tell you about it because I think that we all may be able to identify with the fact that we exalt persecuted believers sometimes too much, and we forget they are human and have struggles. Here's the beginning of Glenn's post:

Sometimes I find truth stranger than fiction. Take this recent story found on CNSNEWS.com...

Today I would like to talk to you a little bit about why The Voice of the Martyrs would like you to be an advocate for the persecuted church and specifically for persecuted prisoners. First, let's look at some passages of scripture.