From racism and anti-Semitism, to love
“Though I was not raised as a racist, I soon became one, initially through reading racist, anti-Semitic literature,” says Thomas Tarrants, author of Consumed by Hate, Redeemed by Love. Tom grew up in America’s Deep South. His father worked long hours and drank... Read more
Together on the other side
Perhaps the most difficult of Jesus’ commands is to love even our enemies. A true Christian always seeks another person’s highest good—even when mistreated. Brother Andrew says “The Christian’s only method of destroying his enemies is to ‘love’ them into being his... Read more
First in her family
As a girl growing up in a nominal Muslim family in Central Asia, Madina* never heard about Jesus. She wasn’t introduced to the good news of Christ until 1995, when her parents sent her to study at a college in the capital city. But when a neighbour, a former Muslim,... Read more
Singing in the night-soil pit
Brother Zhang, a young medical doctor and preacher in Zhejiang, China, refused to join the government Three Self Patriotic Church. He was arrested and spent eighteen years in prison eating poor food, being beaten and drowning in the stench of cellmates. He shares this... Read more