Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 7622 Plough Quarterly • Winter 2015 O n a lonely desert road outside of the Jordanian capital Amman, Joseph Fadelle finds himself with a gun pointed at his chest by his uncle, who is flanked by Joseph’s four angry younger broth- ers. They demand that Joseph reconvert to Islam and denounce Christ if he wishes to save his life and save his wife and children from dishonor and poverty. They promise to restore his former privileged status and wealth if he will take up his old name, return with them to Baghdad, and never again profess his Christian faith. Joseph refuses. It’s December 22, 2000, almost thirteen years since he found faith in What’s the Point of a Christian Education? Preparing Children for the Freedom –  and Cost – of Discipleship C H R I S T I A A N A L T I N G V O N G E U S A U Sir John Everett Millais, Christ in the House of His Parents (The Carpenter’s Shop), oil on canvas, Tate Gallery, London Tate, London / Art Resource, NY