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SemperVerus Named In Top 50 of Feedspot’s List of Tactical Blogs

See Feedspot's Top 50 Tactical BlogsUsing search and social metrics on Google and media platforms, Feedspot has declared SemperVerus number 35 among the Top 50 Tactical Blogs on the internet.

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  • The assessment of Feedspot’s editorial team and expert review.

Feedspot’s review of SemperVerus is: “An impressive blog with high quality and useful content.”

SemperVerus (meaning Stay True) is your catalyst to inform, inspire, persuade, impel, and invigorate; sparking you to positive action through 5 main strategic principles—prepare, aware, be, know, do—and 1 tactical element (self-defense). Bookmark this SemperVerus blog homepage and return often to read the latest helpful articles. And enter your email address into the box at the bottom of our blog posts to receive notifications of new articles about self-defense, church security, 2nd Amendment, and personal development news and information.

The Biblical Case Why Every Church Needs Armed Security

Dillon Burroughs, PhD, writes for the Standing for Freedom Center and serves as an adjunct instructor at Liberty University’s John W. Rawlings School of Divinity. In his article, When the Church Becomes a Target: Shepherds Must Defend the Flock With Armed Security, he makes the biblical case why churches are obligated to maintain trained and armed security ministry teams. Excerpts from the article are below:

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Pray the Prayers of the Apostle Paul

Prayer and reading Scripture are fundamentally important in our Christian journey as the primary ways to build a deep, loving, personal relationship, seek guidance, express praise and thanks, confess sins, find strength, and align our will with God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These are the “lifeblood” of a believer’s spiritual health, enabling participation in furthering God’s kingdom and His work on Earth.

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Effective prayer is a vital, transformative connection to God rather than merely a way to request favors of him. Essential themes include treating prayer as a conversation, seeking strength over easier circumstances, and fostering a submissive heart.

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The Apostle Paul’s prayers in the New Testament are characterized by, among other qualities, intense gratitude, intercession for the spiritual growth of churches, encouragement, and requests for wisdom, love, and vigor for believers. His key prayers focus on strengthening faith, unity, knowing God’s will, and persevering in hope.

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Use Paul’s prayers as transformative inspiration for your own prayers. What follows is a compilation of all of Paul’s prayers and prayer directives, drawn from the book Praying with Paul: A Call to Spiritual Reformation by D.A. Carson:

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Violent Attacks Against Christians Spike in Europe

Violent attacks or threats against Christians and arson crimes against churches in Europe spiked sharply in 2024, according to a report by the Vienna-based Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe (OIDAC Europe).

[ Read the SemperVerus article, A Prayer for Church Security Team Members ]

The research shows that, while the 2,211 hate crimes targeting Christians recorded across the European continent in 2024 were a drop from the number of incidents in 2023, the nature of the crimes had grown more violent.

[ Read the SemperVerus article, Terrorists Call for Attacks on Christians ]

Key findings include:

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Better Sleep for Better Mental Health

Acute situational awareness and sharp, clear thinking needed to anticipate and train for self-defense and church security threats are dependent upon the proper amount of sleep your body requires.

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Do you appropriately prioritize sleep in your everyday living?

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In our high-pressure world, it’s easy to view rest as an unearned luxury or a sign of weakness. But your body and mind tell a different story through persistent fatigue and a fog that makes it hard to focus.

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