President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order Feb. 7, 2025, to safeguard Second Amendment rights. The order directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to review regulations employed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), previous administration White House gun policies, and firearm reclassifications that may have violated Americans’ US Constitutionally-protected right to bear arms.
When (not if) your church experiences an emergency or critical incident—such as a destructive tornado, a grave medical episode, or an active killer crisis—clear, rapid, and frequent communication with your congregation, public safety agencies, and local news media is necessary to maintain order, prevent further injury, and provide strong leadership.
[ Read the SemperVerus article, A Prayer for Church Security Team Members ]
This article on Religious Product News, written by Protect His House, will help you create and implement an emergency communication plan tailored to your church’s needs.
Its main points are:
The organization Global Christian Relief (GCR) has published its new annual report, titled Red List, spotlighting the 25 worst countries for Christian persecution across five categories of concern, including killings, building attacks, arrests, displacements, and abductions & assaults.
[ Read the SemperVerus article, A Prayer for Church Security Team Members ]
Africa remains the deadliest region for Christians, with Nigeria consistently being the most dangerous country for followers of Jesus in murders, abductions, and assaults. From November 2022 to November 2024, nearly 10,000 Christians were killed, primarily by Islamic extremist groups such as Boko Haram, Armed Fulani Herdsmen, and the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP). Similar patterns emerge in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Mozambique, and Ethiopia, where numerous armed militant groups target Christians. Russia ranks 5th in killings, most of those occurring in a Muslim-majority area, and 4th in arrests, with the government targeting evangelical Christians.
When you live the SemperVerus life, you decide to Stay True to what is right and Stay True to your aim in every decision you make.
[ Read the SemperVerus article, Every Small Decision Leads to Winning or Losing in Spiritual Warfare ]
When you wear our SemperVerus Brotherhood/Sisterhood wristband, it’s a helpful constant reminder that you pledge to stay true to what is right (1 Tim. 4:16) by daily choosing to live led by (Rom. 8:14), filled with (Eph. 5:18), walking by (Gal. 5:16), and in step with (Gal. 5:25) the Holy Spirit, exhibiting 13 virtues in your behavior; one of which is acting valorously (with courage).
[ Read the SemperVerus article, The Door of Leadership Swings on the Hinge of Character ]
Conducting yourself with bravery is an element of strong character, and it’s part of the third element of the five SemperVerus components—BE—which emphasizes the importance of prioritizing integrity, honesty, and general uprightness in your life. It reads:
III. Be: developing rich personal leadership character of exemplary moral and ethical quality.
Two shining examples of what it means to act with courage are the US military’s Medal of Honor and the US Department of Justice’s Medal of Valor.
[ Read the SemperVerus article, Be Like Ernest Shackleton ]