John Mark Comer

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3,965 appearances 15 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 21 Sep

John Mark Comer’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Practicing the Way with John Mark Comer · Water From A Deep Well | Witness E01 · 25 May 2026 podcast

Vibia Perpetua was born in 181 AD in North Africa. voice-verified

And her life was cut short tragically at just twenty two years of age. voice-verified

Born into the upper crust of Roman society, she grew up with wealth and privilege, and then she became a Christian, part of this new fledgling movement of followers of Jesus, communities scattered throughout the Mediterranean world. voice-verified

Early in the third century, a persecution broke out in her home of Carthage, North Africa, under the Roman Emperor Septimus Severus, who made conversion to the way of Jesus illegal. voice-verified

The government would target high-profile Christians, like bishops or leading affluent families, to make an example of them. voice-verified

Perpetua, who was newly married and had just given birth to her father, voice-verified

first child, a little girl, was arrested and thrown in prison with her servant Felicity. voice-verified

She was given two options: either just deny Christ and burn incense to Caesar. voice-verified

You can worship Christ, but worship Caesar too, or be killed in the arena for blood sport to a thirsty mob. voice-verified

Her own father, who was not a Christian, he was a pagan official, visited her in prison and begged her to compromise for the sake of her baby. voice-verified

He was just pleading with her as a grandfather, as you can imagine. voice-verified

Imagine. voice-verified

But she just kept saying I am a Christian. voice-verified

While in prison, Perpetua had a dream where she saw a ladder reaching up to heaven with a dragon guarding the base of it. voice-verified

She climbed the ladder and at the top was a beautiful garden and a tall grey haired man dressed like a shepherd, surrounded by thousands of people wearing white robes. voice-verified

He said to her, Welcome, my child, and gave her a piece of sweet cheese. voice-verified

When she woke up, voice-verified

Woke up again in her prison cell, she realized God was calling her to martyrdom. voice-verified

In the third century writing that tells Perpetua story, she is brought into the arena singing a psalm, totally peaceful and calm and poised. voice-verified

When the gladiator stabs her to the bone, in the story, she takes his hand and guides the sword up to her throat. voice-verified

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