News outlets, including the BBC, are now reporting that as many as 285 Christians have been abducted in northeast Syria by ISIS. That number is closer...
The first half of Isaiah is filled with judgments on Israel as well as the nations around her. The words of warning and woe are often punctuated with promises filled with hope, mercy and grace. Isaiah 19 is such a word. The last three verses of chapter 19 are rather stunning.