Beans. Rice. God.

Asia Bibi, a Christian wife and mother in Pakistan, was arrested by police on June 19, 2009, and charged with blasphemy after she engaged in a religious discussion with co-workers. Many of the local women, including Asia, worked on the farm of Muslim landowner Muhammad Idrees. Her family was one of only three Christian families in a village of more than 1,500 families. During their work, many of the Muslim women had pressured Asia to renounce Christianity and accept Islam.

On June 19, 2009 there was an intense discussion among the women about their faith. The Muslim women told … Read the rest

Think of the absolutely worst sin you can think of, and Jesus is at fault.

Think of the worst thing you’ve done, and Jesus is not only guilty of that, but every other sin imaginable or unimaginable. Jesus was the only person that was ever created perfect aside from Adam and Eve, but even He became imperfect. However, that is not where the story ends.

Paul tells us in Romans,

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23 (NIV)

As humans, we were born into sin by … Read the rest