BIBLICAL & SCIENTIFIC ANSWERS

Christian persecution is getting worse. The persecution and oppression of our brothers and sisters in Christ around the world is getting worse, according to a report from Aid to the Church in Need UK. This report on the persecuted church found the “oppression of Christians has worsened in 55% of countries . . . without any country showing an improvement.” According to the report, which looked at persecution between August 2024 and June 2026, Christians “are being forced from their homes through conflict, extremism, and religiously motivated violence in 18 countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America.” This means 220 million Christians are “directly exposed to persecution worldwide.”

We need to be reminded of the past. The level of ignorance regarding history and America’s Constitution and what it means is rather shocking—people need to be reminded about the past! But, even more so, people need to be reminded of something else many have forgotten—the truth of God’s Word and the gospel. I believe the life-size Ark at the @ArkEncounter is one of the greatest reminders on this planet of the truth of God’s Word and the saving gospel. That’s why we stepped out in faith to build it. And the Lord has mightily blessed.