Tag: martyrdom

Uganda Martyrs Day

Even in their death, these brave young Ugandans thwarted the evil the king intended. They welcomed the privilege of dying as martyrs for Christ Their attitude bewildered the executioners and soldiers who were ordered to kill them. One of the executioners later remarked that the prisoners acted as if they were going to a wedding. . .

Meditations on the Feast Day of Stephen

I wouldn’t be surprised if Jesus was standing out of honor of the first martyr. Jesus knows what it is like to be a human and experience painful death. Did He say to the angels, “That’s My son, Stephen! He’ll be here soon!” I think so.