Imagine bragging that you have a light in your home, but you never turn it on. What would be the good of having a light but never letting it shine?  Light is meant to shine. Light, by nature, shines into darkness. Jesus calls Christians “the light of the world” (Matthew 5:14).  Just as it is impossible for the sun to remain the sun without shining its light, so, too, it is impossible for a Christian to remain a Christian without shining the light.

Therefore, Christians will be persecuted by those who hate the light (John 3:19-21).  We understand the dynamic, even if we are saddened by it. At times it is difficult to understand why we enrage people merely by shining a little light into their lives.  Take, for example, the case of Dr. David Drew in the UK.

As Christian Concern reports, Dr. Drew had the audacity to…