Easy to forget..

It is easy to forget how blessed we are in the U.S. to have freedom to practice differing religions. Reviewing the Voice of the Martyrs stories, it is a hard but good reminder that persecution is happening today in the church. For one story, see this article.

For more on being a "soldier for Christ", see 2 Timothy 2. "No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier..."