(Here's an English version of the Foreword I wrote for our new Korean language edition of Rev. Wurmbrand's book Marx and Satan, to be released in a few weeks. You can find an English language edition of the book here--minus my Foreword, of course.) What do Marx and Satan have in common? Some might answer ...
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February 27, 2019 In 스페셜 칼럼 By Pastor Tim
The Five Zones of Persecution
The Bible does not portray persecution as a product of particular political systems the way we are prone to today. Such a portrayal leads us to think of persecuted Christians as beleaguered minorities peacefully minding their own business and beliefs, whispering worship songs and Bible verses under blankets while candlelight illumines their angelic faces; meanwhile, …
January 29, 2019 In 스페셜 칼럼 By Pastor Tim
The main character in Tortured for Christ is not a Wurmbrand. It’s this woman
Tortured for Christ is often described as the life story of Rev. Richard Wurmbrand. In fact, however, Rev. Wurmbrand is not the main character of the movie or the book. The main character is a woman, but she is not Sabina, his wife. The main character is not listed in the movie credits or on …
January 15, 2019 In 스페셜 칼럼 By Pastor Tim
Martyrdom precedes persecution, not the other way around
We must learn how the Bible tells stories of persecution and make sure our modern accounts reflect biblical theology. Unfortunately, these days many accounts of Christian persecution are told like news stories designed to advance the narrative that Christians are increasingly in danger and in need of the prayers of other Christians and the protection …
December 11, 2018 In 스페셜 칼럼 By Pastor Tim
New Temptations for North Korean Christians
I recently did an interview with VOM Radio. The folks at Church in Chains transcribed part of it. Much of this information I haven’t previously shared. Please receive it as guidance for your faithful year-end prayers on behalf of our North Korean brothers and sisters. As I note below, North Korean Christians are facing new, …
November 27, 2018 In 스페셜 칼럼 By Pastor Tim
The True Sinicization of John Ross and the Counterfeit Sinicization of the Chinese Communist Party
Today the Chinese government is officially working to“Sinicize” Christianity. This kind of Sinicization is best defined as “the program of forced assimilation of religions to Chinese culture, which includes submission to the Chinese Communist Party.”[i] But for more than a millennium before the Communist Party of China began their project, Western missionaries like John Ross …
November 13, 2018 In 스페셜 칼럼 By Pastor Tim
If you happen to run into me 35+ years ago, deliver this letter from me to me
If there is anyone who can’t plausibly take any credit whatsoever for their salvation–even for their purported “decision” to follow Christ, or for cooperating with Christ in any helpful way in the wake of that decision–it would be me. I have previously written a little (and with equally little insight, I might note) about my …
September 23, 2018 In 스페셜 칼럼 By Pastor Tim
Satan’s New Strategy: Save the Church from Itself
Satan is always seeking to destroy the church, but his strategy updates with the times. Back when Voice of the Martyrs founder Rev. Richard Wurmbrand spent 14 years in a Romanian prison under Cold War Communists for practicing his Christian faith, the persecutors were easy to identify: They were the ones who were trying to ...
September 11, 2018 In 스페셜 칼럼, Uncategorized By Pastor Tim
An Unexpected Visitor
(Another Margaret Foley masterpiece here. Great insights into how we do our "undercover" work in broad daylight and yet evade detection, because our missionaries and base leaders are on the 1 Corinthians 1:26-30 plan.) You are a North Korean security agent. A few weeks ago, a North Korean boat stationed on the coast of China ...
August 4, 2018 In 스페셜 칼럼 By Pastor Tim
A Christian response to Muslim refugees
Today, Korean people—even Korean Christians—are especially worried about Muslim refugees entering Korea. We say, “Yemeni immigrants have come as fake immigrants! They have been trained to steal our women and to Islamize Korea!” We are concerned that we may lose the most precious and important things about our nation. We respond like Winston Churchill, who ...