Persecution
Joy in the Darkness: Iranian Christians Choose Hope Amid War
Posted on Friday, March 20, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Joy in the Darkness: Iranian Christians Choose Hope Amid War “We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame.” — Romans 5:3-5 (ESV) The News This week, as military strikes rocked Iran and the supreme leader was killed, something remarkable happened in the underground church. According to Christianity Today’s reporting, despite near-total internet blackouts and satellite TV blocks, messages from Iranian Christians began slipping through to diaspora ministries.Goodness in the Fire: Syrian Pastors Who Stayed
Posted on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM
“Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” — Matthew 5:16 In a world where many flee danger at the first sign of trouble, a group of Syrian pastors is choosing to stay—and their goodness is shining brightly in some of the darkest circumstances on Earth today. The Story Christianity Today recently reported on pastors in Syria who have remained in their communities despite ongoing violence, displacement, and persecution.Four Years of War in Ukraine: When Will the World Stop Forgetting?
Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM
This post is based on reporting by Christianity Today. Read the original story here: A Russian Drone Killed My Brother. Is the World Tired of Our Suffering? The Story Four years ago, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Four years of war. Four years of death, destruction, displacement, and grief. A Ukrainian theologian tells a personal story: his younger brother Andriy, a military medical doctor who spent two and a half years saving wounded soldiers at the front, was killed by a Russian drone — on his 33rd birthday.