Tag Archives: Persecution

Keep Looking Up!

Posted on December 20, 2022 by suemariericker

I’ve heard the saying, “You don’t appreciate what you have until it is gone” (or something like that—I’m not sure I got the quote exactly right). For an example, as an American, I don’t really know the extent of freedom … Continue reading →

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Cancel Culture

Posted on March 22, 2021 by suemariericker

“Cancel Culture” has become a prominent concept in the past year or so – but there is nothing new about it. Here is a definition and some explanations of what it is and how it works. I’m sure we’ve all … Continue reading →

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The Just Shall Live By Faith

Posted on February 11, 2021 by suemariericker

I wrote a prayer and shared it on my Facebook blog page—I’ll share it at the end here—and it was focused on my response to this verse recorded in Psalm 119:53… “Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked, who … Continue reading →

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I Have Decided…

Posted on November 24, 2020 by suemariericker

Someone posted on their social media status recently, “Will you still serve God if Christianity becomes a felony?” I’ve heard and read statements like that over the years and have given them a passing shrug, thinking, “of course I will,” … Continue reading →

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Wise As Serpents

Posted on July 27, 2020 by suemariericker

Jesus had a way of saying some pretty edgy things. For instance, “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” (Mark 10:25); telling … Continue reading →

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Why Give Thanks?

Posted on May 1, 2019 by suemariericker

My initial response to that question echoes a parent’s voice in my head, “because I told you to!”  I think most people understand not all voices that parrot “parent” voices represent the character and voice of our heavenly Father; yet … Continue reading →

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“A Peaceful and Quiet Life”

Posted on February 15, 2019 by suemariericker

How does one live a “peaceful and quiet” life with so much turmoil, animosity, and hatred confronting us just about everywhere we turn nowadays?  I recognize that there are some who choose to be blissfully isolated or insulated from the … Continue reading →

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“No More of This!”

Posted on July 20, 2018 by suemariericker

As Christians, we recognize the authority and power in Jesus’ words… “By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of His mouth all their host.  He gathers the waters of the sea as a … Continue reading →

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Three Years…

Posted on September 22, 2015 by suemariericker

I have been hoping to write something to recognize the upcoming 3-year anniversary of Saeed Abedini’s imprisonment in an Iranian prison.  I think most Christians recognize his name and understand that he is an American pastor, unjustly held and tortured … Continue reading →

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No Fear!

Posted on September 26, 2014 by suemariericker

I’ve been reading the book of Jeremiah lately and am captivated by the story in chapter 36 where Jeremiah summoned Baruch and dictated to him every message the Lord had given against Judah, Israel, and other nations. When the scroll … Continue reading →

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