This week Shi'ite muslims are commemorating the martyrdom of Hussein (the grandson of Muhammad, Islam's prophet). Even tonight as I was out for a run, hundreds of Shi'ites are attending special services as what are known as Husseiniyas (which are different than their mosques). This will culminate in a few nights with bloody rituals with chains and even swords as they seek to identify with the death of their martyr. Although more Orthodox Shi'ites will take issue with what I am about to say, essentially many Shi'ites believe that Hussein died as an atonement for their sins. I've had Shi'ites friends tell me this directly and when I have sat down and read Isaiah 53 with them, one thought that it was referencing Hussein. The recognition of a need for a savior is indeed universal – even if it is hidden deep in the hearts of men and women. How tragic that more than 600 years after the God/Man, Jesus Christ came to earth to die as the atoning sacr...