This is where we hold them.

"A thousand nations of the Persian empire descends upon you, our arrows will blot out the sun!"

"Then we will fight in the shade."

Stelios confronting the Persian emissary. Battle of Thermopylae 480BC.

Such courage in the face of possible annihilation.

How I wish we were like this in our spiritual battles, even as we face a new wave of spiritual invasion.

Never give up, never surrender.

This is where we hold them.

"Earn your shields, boys!" - Spartan Captain to his troops at the Hot Gates, Thermopylae.