Some Christians are called to walk lonely paths, especially in dark places that are hostile to the Gospel.  But even in loneliness with an aching sense of abandonment, they find comfort in their Companion.  David experienced this, “When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up”—so also does a [...]

(photo used with permission from Compass Direct)

Two years ago Pastor Dmitry Shestakov, 39, was given a four-year sentence in an Uzbek hard labor camp for operating an illegal religious organization and distributing materials that promote religious extremism.  He is now halfway through that sentence.  Shestakov told the court after his verdict that he forgave those [...]

On January 23, 1999, Graham Staines, who had shown Christ’s love among the lepers and illiterate of India’s Orissa state for thirty years, was burned to death along with his two sons while sleeping in their jeep.  During the trial for the men who killed her husband, Gladys Staines publicly forgave them and appealed for [...]