Article by Ronnie Large Albert N. Martin once said, “Christianity is primarily a religion for sinners.” That line has been on my mind a lot this past week. As many of you know, Pastor Martin went to be with the Lord recently, and as I’ve reflected on his life and ministry, I’ve found myself returning to one sermon which he preached years ago — one that has stayed with me ever since. In that sermon he said the above quote — actually I should reword that, he didn’t just say it, he emphasized...

I titled this "The Curious Case of Christian Martyrdom in America Today" for a reason; not that martyrdom itself is strange or foreign to the church of Jesus Christ. We have all seen that in the Scriptures—from the blood of righteous Abel, who was slain by his brother Cain, all the way down to the brutal death of Stephen in the book of Acts. And if you know anything of church history or the world today, you will know that martyrdom is not something confined to the pages of Scripture, but it...