Consider Peter and John, the two apostles who, just days after the death and resurrection of Christ, had the courage to stare down the Sanhedrin and defy their order not to preach in public about Jesus. They told the arresting authorities that they simply could not stop telling what they had “seen and heard” (Acts 4:20). Those same beliefs are the convictions that do not allow Christian leaders to be silent today, even in the face of threats and opposition.
