“She was 17 years old. He stood glaring at her, his weapon before her face.
“Do you believe in God?”
She paused. It was a life-or-death question. “Yes, I believe in God.”
“Why?” asked her executioner. But he never gave her the chance to respond.
The teenage girl lay dead at his feet.”
-Columbine High School. Littleton, CO. April 20, 1999.
My recommendation is this:
Jesus Freaks, Stories of Those Who Stood for Jesus: The Ultimate Jesus Freaks. By dc Talk and The Voice of the Martyrs.
It isn’t your typical text book but it is one of the most heart wrenching and inspiring books I’ve ever read. It is full of amazing stories about those who would not deny Christ. These stories go back to the first Martyr Steven, all the way to the present. I completely recommend you all to read this book. I promise, it will challenge and inspire you.
I read both of the Jesus Freks books when they first came out. It was my introduction to kind of persecution that people have faced in the name of Christ. They are very eye opening.