Day 60 — James Killed, Peter Imprisoned (Acts 12:1-5) | June 24

Herod Agrippa executed James, the brother of John, with a sword. One sentence. No dramatic buildup. One of Jesus' inner circle, gone. When Herod saw it pleased the Jewish leaders, he arrested Peter too, throwing him into maximum security with sixteen soldiers standing guard. The same God who would soon deliver Peter allowed James to die. There's no explanation given. No theological justification offered. It's hard. It's supposed to be hard. But while Peter sat in chains, the church gathered in a living room and prayed through the night, knowing their last fervent prayers hadn't saved James. In this episode, faith meets its most honest form: praying when the outcome is uncertain and the last answer felt like "no."