Sometimes run-ins like this with the world are orchestrated by God to show that His church won’t blink in the face of oppression. The kind of violence perpetrated by ISIS is a sign of an empty mind filled with the devil. A life filled with Christ is so different. And while we are aghast at the oppression, God has a plan in motion. Martyrdom is a way of showing how much, and in what way, Christ matters.
....And in the end, bring more people to Christ.