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As we watch the tensions unfurl in northeast Syria, we need to stand with Christians in that area. While we can debate the wisdom of foreign policy decisions within our current administration and the shame of turning away from the Kurds who were the tip of the spear in our military endeavors against ISIS, we …
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If you have not yet listened to this message from Andrew Brunson reflecting on the presence and absence of God, you should listen to it soon. Brunson talks about his experience of God's absence through a good deal of his imprisonment in Turkey, of how his reading of prison biographies did not prepare him for …
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International news reports indicate that a Turkish court ruled today to release Pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been detained for the past two years and has been remanded to house arrest since July due to health concerns. As I have followed this case over the past two years, it is clear Brunson has been used …
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Matthew Erickson 