I get regular emails from Middle East Concern (http://www.meconcern.org), an organisation that works with and advocates for Christians facing persecution. I received one recently that began like this, “Syrian Christians have requested our prayers concerning the continuing violence in their country.” It continues,  Read More...

Marie Colvin died on Tuesday in Homs, Syria. She was a war correspondent for the London Sunday Times. She was an iconic figure in war correspondence looking rather like a female version of Israeli war hero Moshe Dayan: strong, compelled, an irrepressible spirit. She continued to pursue her vocation even though she had lost an eye to shrapnel in war torn Sri Lanka in 2001. Her black eye patch became trademark.  Read More...