Christians Are Being Persecuted And Killed In Nigeria

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For the past couple years, Compendius has written about the persecution and killing of Christians in select parts of the world. As Christians we must all embrace each others' struggle and pray and proactively work to improve things for our brothers and sisters in the faith worldwide.

The terrorist group Boko Haram has been slaughtering Christians in Nigeria in big numbers, in conduct that must desist. Nigeria is half Christian and half Muslim. According to the Baptist Press, "The publicly reported Christian casualties in Nigeria last year were greater than the Christian casualties of Pakistan, Syria, Kenya and Egypt combined. In fact, Nigeria alone accounted for almost 70 percent of Christians killed globally. This makes Nigeria the most lethal country for Christians by a huge margin."

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Christians Need To Create Blogs To Encourage People Who Are Hurting And Suffering

Blogs have become an important communications outlet, allowing everyday people to reach the world via the written word. Many successfully blogs started from nothing and grew into worldwide sites, due to the impact of what was written.

Christians should make use of this wonderful tool, via sites such as Blogger and Wordpress (templates are available) creating blogs to share the faith and inspire hope in others. With so many people in the world hurting from the troubles of life, a good word in season, via blogs sharing hope and faith, will encourage those who are struggling, while edifying others.

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Ray Lewis Retires In Style As He And The Baltimore Ravens Take The Super Bowl

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Christian football player Ray Lewis retired from the game of football in Louisiana on a high note, as a two time Super Bowl winning champion. Lewis and the Baltimore Ravens battled through a tough game against the outstanding San Francisco 49ers and came out on top. Congrats.

Many noticed Lewis' undershirt had "Psalms 91" on it, which began trending on Twitter and was featured on other websites. For some, Psalm 91 is a prayer of blessings, for others it's a prayer of protection. If I were standing on a field and the 49ers were charging towards me, I know I'd need all the "protecting" I could get (LOL).

I usually pray Psalm 91 for protection, especially the line "He (God) will give His angels charge over you" because in life, you never know what could happen. I admire men like Lewis, Tim Tebow and others, who are humble enough to give God thanks for their lives and stand up for the faith. God bless you guys.

Chris Brown Quits Social Networking Again And This Time It's Instagram

Chris Brown

This week, troubled singer Chris Brown, uploaded artwork he did featuring Jesus on the cross being crucified, with the attached message, "Painting the way I feel today. Focus on what matters!" Instantly many were offended stating he is comparing himself to Jesus. Just to let you know, Chris, Jesus didn't go around beating people down. If you want to be more like Jesus, stop hitting people.

But I digress. Brown closed his Instagram account with the following message, "I would like to thank all my wonderful fans for letting me express my talents/art for you all. But social media takes away the essence of why we are even special or icons. So with that, I’m detaching myself from that world. Elevate yourself above the negative and if it doesn’t work move on! I respect myself enough as well as my fans to wanna be great."

Maybe Brown wasn't stating he is like Jesus. The message I took from Brown's ongoing self-inflicted chaos is he felt he was being crucified over the Frank Ocean fight, which occurred at Westlake Recording studio, allegedly over a parking spot (really people, only disabled people have the right to be complaining about parking spots - the rest of you can handle the extra walking without pain).

Chris, if you did throw the first punch, that was wrong. If the man didn't want to shake your hand, as was reported, he had a right to refuse and you should have walked away. Respect is not forced, it is earned. And I know you read the site. It's the same message I have been reiterating regarding you since 2009 - learn to walk away from confrontation. Just as I stated years ago on the Judiciary Report regarding your fight with Rihanna, you should have walked away when she started hitting you, not beaten her to a pulp in response, as she is the weaker sex (apparently so is Frank). Again, you are in trouble because you chose to fight instead of walking away.

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I also know you are confrontational, as you tried to confront me twice. At the end of the day, you should not have gone up to Ocean - a man you've had conflicts with in the past. You put people on edge, due to the Rihanna fight and that's something you are not understanding. Let other people make the first move, especially those you have conflicts with, lest you get yourself into trouble your lawyer can't fix.

To be frank, pardon the pun, if this goes to court, a jury will not be inclined to believe you due to your legal history and press clippings for getting into fights with people. If they see no solid evidence Ocean is the aggressor, they will blame you for the fight and snatch your freedom.