"If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at that moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ. Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved; and to be steady on all the battlefield besides, is mere flight and disgrace if he flinches at that point. --Martin Luther (1483-1546)

I recently attended a seminar where a missionary to Muslim countries was the speaker. He reminded us that Muslims don’t welcome Christian missionaries and they sometimes kill them. Given that reality, he often receives calls from concerned parents asking him to help convince their precious children to change their minds about going to those dangerous places. He told us he has one response for those worried parents: “I will weep with you but I won’t fear with you.”