Facing up to persecution

When I was in Bible College, the only time we learned about persecution was in Church History classes. Yet in some parts of the world, ‘Standing Under Persecution’ is a required module for all evangelists and pastors.

We’ve had it easy in the West, for generations. I’ve never preached or heard a sermon about dealing with persecution. I don’t have any recent books about it. Modern systematic theologies don’t mention it.

It’s tempting to say that we don’t suffer from or think much about persecu...