Passover 2020

During a Passover Seder, four questions are asked: On all other nights, we eat chametz (leavened foods) and matzah. Why on this night, only matzah? On all other nights, we eat all vegetables. Why, on this night, maror (bitter herbs)? On all other nights, we don’t dip even once. Why on this night do we dip twice? On all […]

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Saeed’s Christmas Letter

Many of you are familiar with the story of Saeed Abedini, an American pastor imprisoned in Iran. The ACLJ has just published a Christmas letter he wrote, and I am riveted by this man’s faith and hope in the midst of the extreme physical hell and torture he’s enduring. As the letter says, this is […]

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#SaveSaeed – September 26th!

Tonight on TBN I heard Naghmeh Abedini, wife of imprisoned American pastor Saeed Abedini, speak at length about their history and present situation. I learned how they became Christians and Americans despite being born into devout Muslim families in Iran, how they met, and how many other times they’ve been arrested for their charity and […]

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RIP James Foley

Oh, God, no, please no… I think that’s what I said when I read the headline today declaring that American journalist James Foley had been savagely beheaded by the demonic gang of terrorist thugs called ISIS. Frankly my brain makes up its own acronyms for ISIS, like Ignorant Savages Instigating Slaughter. I know these people […]

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Save Meriam

This sickening story came to my attention over the weekend: Obama Ignores Pregnant Wife of American Sentenced to Sharia Death By Hanging for Not Renouncing Christian Faith Meriam Yahia Ibrahim is the pregnant 27 year-old wife of a naturalized American citizen. She and their 18 month-old son Martin are being held by the authorities in Sudan, […]

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Slavery in Africa is the Real Crisis

Originally posted on Right From Yaad:
This Article was taken from http://www.theconversation.com Link here: http://theconversation.com/behind-the-boko-haram-headlines-slavery-in-africa-is-the-real-crisis-26379 ? Behind the Boko Haram headlines, slavery in Africa is the real crisis by Emma Christopher The mass kidnapping of schoolgirls by terrorist group Boko Haram in Nigeria is neither a new nor rare occurrence, though this does not make it…

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Letter from Karaj Prison

Iran: Letter from Karaj Prison. Out of support for a fellow blogger and believer in freedom of speech, I’m reposting this powerful letter featured on the Gatestone Institute’s site. There are Americans imprisoned in Iran under similar conditions. 

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An American Sent to Disappear

From Barnabas Aid on December 9th: Saeed’s sufferings intensify …Meanwhile, Iranian-American pastor Saeed Abedini is suffering grievously in Rajai Shahr Prison, which is one of the deadliest in the world. He told relatives who were able to visit him last week that he has been robbed at knifepoint several times, losing the few personal hygiene […]

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Anmol Gemethi

If this had happened in the United States, it might be on Nancy Grace for months. But Anmol Gemethi was murdered in India. Young Christian Boy Brutally Tortured and Murdered in India 7-Year-Old Boy Tortured, Killed for Being Christian Every day Christians are being raped, tortured, and murdered in this world, yet here in the […]

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Saeed Left in Iran

Here’s a great post about the United States government walking away from Saeed Abedini on the Public Secrets blog. Last week America and other western countries signed a ridiculous agreement with Iran that will supposedly slow down their nuclear program. It resulted in the immediate lifting of certain sanctions and the release of billions of dollars […]

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