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Before The Pumpkins: Faith In The Flames

...ve chosen silence. He could have muttered a few words to save himself. But instead, he stood firm in his faith and act boldly with confidence in his Saviour, who, when entering the stadium spoke to him by voice from heaven saying, “Be strong, and show thyself a man, O Polycarp!”. The other believers who were with Polycarp also heard the voice but no one saw where it came from. Due to Polycarp’s advanced age, the proconsul tried to persuade him to just declare what was asked of him and say, “Swear by the fortune of Cæsar; repent, and say, ‘Away with the Atheists’”. In this context at the time, “Atheists” referred to Christians because they den...

Before The Pumpkins: The Day Two Women Defied Rome

...hain, can silence the voice that says, I am a Christian. Reflection You can’t read their story and not feel moved by it. Their sense of conviction and faith is a testimony to the power and strength of God dwelling in believers, and a witness to us today that no matter what we face, if we rely on God and trust in him during those times, he will give us the strength to endure. There’s no bitterness in their testimony, only trust. Their faith was not about defiance but devotion. The quiet, immovable conviction that Christ is worth everything, even life itself. Their story reminds us that the Church was built not on force, but on faith; not on conquest, but...