Persecution in China is real

There is no religious freedom in China. The free Christians that the world hears about, the churches that President Bush visited when he was there, are under the strict control of the government; just as the churches under communist's rule in old time Russia. The true Christians running underground house churches, witnessing, and printing Bibles are constantly being arrested, beaten, tortured, and locked in jail without fair hearings, let alone fair trials. Sadly the world turns a blind eye to the reports documented by religious freedom organizations and lawyers; this is wrong. China should not enjoy the priviledges of being on good terms with democracies when it is all the while hiding its abuse of basic human rights. As trading partners, Canada and America should protest the persecution of Chinese Christians; and those of us Christians who enjoy true freedom should pray for and help in any way our brethren who are suffering.

Chinese Persecution

A Puzzling Thought

It is one thing to learn how to spell and add from secular sources, and quite another to learn how to minister to people. If I want to learn how to be a godly Christian, I won't be learning theology from a Buddist; if I want to learn how to be a godly counsellor, I won't be learning counselling and psychology from a humanist. This being reasonable, why then would Christians go to secular universities to learn how to be counselors?

You Alone

In You alone my strength is found

In You alone my hope abounds

In You alone my strength is found

My life is bound up in You

And in my weakness give me still more grace

Grace to cast myself on You

In every trial let me find Your peace and joy

And grace to humbly walk with You

O disarm me of everything I would lean on

So I will lean on You

Jesus, strip me of everything I would depend on

So I'll depend on You

~ It was Your Grace, Mark Altrogge Valley of Vision

the Statue of Liberty from the deck of the Staten Island Ferry

Happy Fourth of July to all my American friends! I hope you take some time today to thank the Lord for all the good things He has given America through the years, and also to pray for His work in the lives of those who hold positions of authority.

"I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty."

1 Timothy 2:1,2