Stand Strong In God
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What would you do if you had been taken hostage and tortured because of your faith in God? Would you renounce your faith to save yourself? Would you stand strong in God even if it meant you could very well die?
Zachary Evans is asking himself these same questions. Zachary is what some people might call your "perfect" Christian. He goes to church every Sunday. He's involved in the children's ministry. He tithes his ten percent. He gives extra money to the church. He reads his Bible daily. He prays all the time. He does everything a Christian should. His life is going great until the day he has to ask himself these same questions. He has to face his fears and try to maintain his faith in God. Will he be able to do both or will he give into his fear and decide to renounce his faith? What happens when his old childhood best friend comes back into the future, but working with the enemy?
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