Bridge of Grace

In the Liberian Village of Nyiela, the village was divided into two by a road that ran through the center.  The Muslim community lived on one side, and the Christian community lived on the other.  For many years, nobody in the village crossed the road to the other side.  Not for clean water, not for medical care, not even during the Ebola crisis.  Though the two communities lived together, they rarely spoke to one another.  God changed this.   In 2017, packages arrived to the village from Samaritan's Purse as part of Operation Christmas Child.  These packages contained gifts for all the children.  As preparations were made on how to bring the two communities together so the packages could be distributed, the organizers made the brilliant decision to close down the road dividing the communities and allow the children to come together for the first time and receive their gifts.   The Road that once Divided the Community of Nyiela in Two has been Bridged by the Power of the Gosp

For decades the Iranian regime has kept the people living in a state of fear and repression.  Religious minorities have been subject to constant persecution, whether they're Christian, Baha'i, or any minority Islamic sect.  Women have few basic human rights, if any.  Homosexuals have been legally executed simply for being homosexual, and dissidents of all walks of life have either been locked up or murdered.  In the last few months alone, the Iranian regime has killed well over a thousand protesters who want to be free of this despotic regime.   Iranian Political Prisoners Maryam Rostampour & Marziyeh Amirizadeh Speak in Washington DC Congressman Bill Johnson & Senator Ted Cruz vow to Stand with the Iranian People in their Struggle for Freedom Less than a year ago I personally met Iranian dissidents in Washington DC, some of whom were locked in the infamous Evin Prison for at least a year, often more, simply for their faith, or for opposing the regime.  A number

Under Sharia Law, there is no hope of there ever being equal rights.  Those who adhere to non-Islamic faiths or who belong to a minority Islamic sect are always subjected to oppression & persecution.  Sadly, not even the deceased are granted equal treatment.  In the nation of Iran, the grave of Pastor Soodmand, who was executed by the regime for "apostasy" in 1990, was recently desecrated.  Shortly after the Iranian Revolution of 1979, Pastor Soodmand converted from Islam to Christianity and began creating house churches to teach other Iranians about Jesus.  His network was eventually infiltrated and Pastor Soodmand was arrested.  After enduring months of solitary and torture, he was executed for the crime of "apostasy."   The Desecrated Grave site of  Pastor Soodmand The Iranian regime did everything they could to desecrate his memory.  They denied his family the right to give him a proper burial or even a tombstone.  Instead, they buried him in

In the nations of Europe, communities with large Muslim population have over the years set up Sharia patrols.  Their goal they say is to protect the Muslim community from attacks, and some have stated that the recent Mosque attack in New Zealand is proof of the necessity of these patrols.  Some do indeed agree what with the recent string of attacks on synagogues, churches, and mosques over the years that it may be necessary to provide armed security to protect the worshipers from harm. However, critics have also stated that some of the Sharia patrols are overstepping their bounds.  That they are going beyond protecting their houses of worship and are now working to enforce Sharia Law in the streets.  Throughout Europe it has been revealed that Sharia Patrols have beaten and harassed non-Muslim men for drinking alcohol and have harassed non-Muslim women for not wearing hijabs.  Reports have also revealed that Sharia Courts have been established to settle "crimes" and &qu

When one thinks of King David, we think of how as a mere boy he courageously slew the giant Goliath with a sling shot, but what many don't know about him is the the terrible mistake he made as King.  As King David followed the ways of the Lord, he and his Kingdom prospered, but as he was looking out over the city of Jerusalem, he witnessed the site of a beautiful bathing woman called Bathsheba.  As he watched, the sin of lust seized hold of him, and he ordered Bathsheba to come to him and they eventually engaged in relations with one another.  The fact that Bathsheba was already married to one of his generals, Uriah the Hittite, was irrelevant to King David, as he felt that as King, he was entitled to anything his heart desired ( Link to Bible Verse ). When Bathsheba found out she was pregnant with King David's child, the right think for King David to have done was to have confessed his sin both to God and to Uriah and seek repentance.  Understandably such a thing would h

When times of instability & uncertainty, grip society, people look for answers.  They seek the guidance of others, usually high  ranking members of their society, to inform them of the decisions that they need to make.   Unfortunately, people often come with conflicting messages.  When this happens, the populace often chooses to listen to those who give the message that they wish to hear, even if the evidence does not support their view.  Such was the case with the Prophet Jeremiah and the false prophet Hananiah. During the time of Jeremiah and Hananiah, the Kingdom of Judea was under the control of the nation of Babylon.  The Babylonian rule was repressive and many of the highest ranking members of the Kingdom had been forcibly deported to Babylon.  In this time of trial, the people were not sure if they should join with other nations and resist, or accept Babylonian rule and pray for better days to follow.  The Prophet Jeremiah placed a wooden yoke upon himself and told the p

Victims of the Jersey City Attack It was not until about two years ago that I first heard of the Black Hebrew Israelites.  After watching a few videos and analyzing their theological beliefs, I simply wrote them off as a small group of crazy people.  I viewed them in the same way that I viewed the Westboro Baptist Church: a fringe group that views hatred of virtually anybody who doesn't agree with their beliefs, but are mostly loud and obnoxious, not overly dangerous.  However, the recent massacre in Jersey City that left one police officer and three civilians dead had led me to rethink this notion.   The attack was launched on the JC Kosher Market, killing the one of the co-owners, Mindy Ferencz.  Two of her customers were also killed.  One was Moshe Deutsch, the son of a prominent Jewish leader in New York, and the other was an immigrant from Ecuador by the name of Miguel Rodriguez.  Police detective Seal was also killed, leaving behind a widowed wife and five children. 

On Dec. 06, 2019 Saudi aviation student Mohammad Saeed Alshamrani opened fire at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, FL.  The attack that was carried out once again exposed both the American government and the American media's numerous mistakes in the "War on Terror."   Mohammad was training to be a pilot in the Saudi Arabian air force.  Though Saudi Arabia is supposedly an "ally" of the United States, the nation serves as the base of Wahhabism, the most radical and prejudicial branch of Islamic theology in the Middle East.  The Wahhabist beliefs are the exact same beliefs followed by the Taliban, al-Qaeda, ISIS, Hamas, and the Muslim Brotherhood.  All of which are terrorist groups known world-wide for their brutality and repression.  It should not come as a surprise that most of the 9/11 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Wahhabism.  With Wahhabism being the official doctrine that guides the society and leadership of Saudi Arabia, it shou

The world was stunned with the death of Iranian General Solimani, and many are not sure how they are to react to his untimely demise.  His death came on the heels of an attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.  Many believed that the Iranian-backed Shiite militias who worked up many to attack the embassy were attempting another Benghazi attack that left four Americans dead, including the American Ambassador Christopher Stephens.  Shortly after the militia forces were driven back, drones killed General Solimani and several other terrorist leaders near the Baghdad airport.   The question I had to ask myself was "What the leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard was doing in Iraq in the first place?"  Whatever his intentions were, they could not have been good.   The Iranian Revolutionary Guard has been identified as a terrorist group by many nations and is directly linked to funding of Assad's repressive regime which for years has committed numerous atrocities, including