The world correctly has been outraged by the kidnapping of the 276 Nigerian girls by the terrorist group Boko Haram. We pray that God will protect them from these criminals who intend to sell them as sex slaves and deliver them to return to their families. However, lost amid all the media attention on this case, is the reason these girls were kidnapped. They are Christians. Boko Haram is Muslim. This is another incident of the horrendous persecution of the church of Jesus by Muslim insurgents and terrorists in Nigeria. It infuriates me the way the press makes it appear that this is an equal opportunity conflict with vicious Christians on one side and vicious Muslims on the other. It is not. The only crime those on the Christian side of the conflict have been guilty of has been having faith in Jesus instead of Mohammed. Those poor little girls have received this despicable treatment purely due to the fact that they are identified with Christ.
Starting a Family Devotion Time by Michael Kelley I haven’t always been a family devotion guy. It’s not because I didn’t want or aspire to be, I honestly did. But we went a long time as a family before pulling the trigger and trying to integrate this practice into the regular rhythm of our family life. We’ve been doing morning devotions together for about five years now – long enough to where our kids expect that we will. It’s a long road, as are most things with young children I’m finding out. Though revival doesn’t break out every morning over eggs and toast, our continued hope and prayer is that times like these build into the love and discipline our children will have in the future when it comes to God’s Word. Through those five years, we’ve tried different things, failed at a bunch, and have learned some things along the way. So, as encouragement to those of you just starting out or maybe some affirmation for those of you already in ...
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