Name | Sara, Iran As a teenager, Sara was an Islamist prayer warrior, a Basiji—a member of a grass-roots Islamic volunteer group that answered to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. When she prayed in school, all the other girls always expected her to lead them. She fasted so long one time that she wound up in the hospital. […]

Name | Khalida, Pakistan On a September morning, Khalida Marriam, eight months pregnant with a baby boy, went to All Saints Church in the old quarter of Peshawar, Pakistan. As is customary, she left her shoes at the door and went inside to join her fellow believers in worship. No one sitting with her could have anticipated […]

Name | Nadia and Rachel, Pakistan Whenever eleven-year-old Nadia walked by the neighborhood church, her parents’ admonition jolted her from curiosity. Their words waved a finger of warning in her mind: “Nadia, you are to ignore the infidels and their church. It is an affront to your Muslim faith.”Still, as she tugged her colorful headscarf around her […]

Name | Asia Bibi, Pakistan Pausing from her work in the fields under the hot sun, Asia took a refreshing drink from the same spigot as the Muslim women. That’s when her persecution began.“Now it is contaminated, you infidel thief,” someone blurted out. “Your prophet was born without a father.”“Our Christ sacrificed his life on the cross […]

“A symbol to define a new level of commitment” Our monthly book offer is “I Am N” by Voice of the Martyrs. We will be posting excerpts from the book right here on the Songtime website. Be sure to check them out. If you would like a copy of this book, Songtime is giving them […]

“Every month 1,500 pastors burn out and leave the church. Learn how to beat the odds.” The majority of pastors are not truly known—by anyone. They subconsciously isolate themselves from both staff and congregation so their insecurities, doubts, and failures aren’t exposed. Yet confiding in the wrong person can be a dead end at best […]

“To believe in God starts with a conclusion about Him, develops into confidence in Him, and then matures into a conversation with Him.” – Stuart Briscoe Getting into God is a spiritually practical guide that will build you up and encourage you to press on in your relationship with the Lord. Stuart will counsel you […]