I keep telling people our country is not as "based" as everyone seems to think. Today in Warsaw, Poland, at the Basilica of the Holy Cross, a few activists profaned the statue of Jesus Christ carrying the cross. Stand firm when facing persecution. When you pray tonight, pray for the provocateurs to turn from their evil ways and to find salvation in Christ.
This was the church in my home town before it burned in a fire. Just a little tribute I wanted to pay, there was something beautiful and subtle about that small wooden church, though unfortunately I never got to see it. The current design is quite modern. It is now much bigger and has a built-in parsonage, while its old parsonage a few buildings away became a library. The innoscription on the old parsonage (and now the library) is in German and it says:
"God protect this house from misfortune,
and all those who come in and out of it."
"God protect this house from misfortune,
and all those who come in and out of it."