If there is one word that I hate in the English language, it is the word rape. As a woman, there is probably nothing that we fear more than being raped or gang raped, and yet, today I read this tremendously tragic piece from Mission Network News about a woman who was raped because she refused to convert back to Islam, my heart just breaks.

Here is a great article called Mainstream Media Seems Indifferent to Persecution of Christians by Herb Denenberg from The Bulletin.

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.

Before Christmas I started in my personal devotion time, a study on the life of Paul. I wanted to look at Paul for a number of reasons, but the main one is because he was inspired by the Lord to write most of the New Testament, and he was a persecutor of the church, who became a convert of Christ Jesus.

Andrew Pierce has written this interesting piece from the Telegraph in the UK. Some might say it's a tad controversial, but as with all controversy, there is a little truth in it.