Emphasis Preaching Journal

In the ignoble days of the Roman persecutions, there was an unknown procurator who interceded for Christians about to be put to death. Time after time, he would thumb them up while his cohorts thumbed them to the ravenous lions. He was one of the only voices of dissent against the cruelty and atrocities of the Roman Empire. On one particular day, which had been excessively bloody, the old man sat in silent depression. As the final vote was tallied, he again refused to permit the senseless slaughter of innocent Christians.