God will use persecution, as He always has, to thereby strengthen His church and extend the Gospel message, not destroy it. Persecution in America will probably never be as extreme as it has been in countless places throughout church history and as it is around the world today.

Randy Alcorn answers this question in this 3 minute video, while he was speaking at Harvest Christian Church, with Pastor Greg Laurie.

In his excellent (though unlikely titled) book Hot Tub Religion, J. I. Packer asks “What would a work of divine reformation in our churches today look like?” Great question, and I loved the six answers Packer—one of my all- time favorite people—offers.

A few months ago, someone asked me on my Facebook page what Christian biographies I would recommend. Reading and discussing biographies of faithful believers can give both children and adults footprints to follow, especially through our suffering.

I'm not a big statistics guy, but sometimes statistics can be revealing. The following statistics are from the book 2020 Vision, by Bill and Amy Stearns.