It seems that every day we hear another news story of a church that is attacked, a missionary who is held hostage, or a Christian who has been murdered for their faith. Although we live in a world of disbelief and mistrust, we as Christians cannot afford to be skeptics about persecution. These stories of horrendous persecution and suffering should shake us to our very being. This is not make-believe. This is not a book of fiction. This is not sensationalism created for an upcoming movie! These are actual, very graphic, and unbelievable accounts of persecution. This is reality!