The story of Stanley Tam (1916-2023), compiled from articles by Randy Alcorn at http://www.epm.org (6-16-21) and Todd Harper at http://www.ncfgiving.com (5-16-23). —————————     In 1934, as a young door-to-door salesman, Stanley Tam met a farmer’s wife who told him about Jesus. Six weeks later, while in a church, he placed his faith in Christ.     […]
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From Your New Money Mindset, by Brad Hewitt and James Moline, 2015, Tyndale House Publishers.    My Grandpa Colby was a young teen when he was summoned to a neighbor’s farm to help milk a less-than-cooperative cow.  Apparently the farmer was off on a drinking binge and had abandoned the cow for days.  She was
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   As a young woman in Brighton, England, Charlotte Elliot (1789-1871) was known as “carefree Charlotte.” She was a popular portrait artist and a writer of humorous poetry. When in her early thirties, Charlotte suffered a serious illness that left her as a bedridden invalid for the rest of her life. She was often
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Pictured above are Al Quie and Chuck Colson *************************** Â Â (…continued)Â This idea of Jesus as our substitute has been illustrated in many ways. Â One of the most famous illustrations is of a judge who hears a case, is informed of the guilty verdict by the jury, pronounces the death sentence, and then comes
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Pictured above: Leo Tolstoy in peasants’ clothing, 1897. *********************************   Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was a man of huge contradictions.  He was born into the wealthiest class in Russia in the 1800’s; and though he took advantage of all the benefits of his privileged life, he despised his wealth and was envious of the simple
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Sermon by Professor John Stensvaag, Luther Seminary Chapel, St. Paul, Minnesota, January 14, 1979 Text: Hebrews 12:1-3 Â — Â Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. Â And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for
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Above photo: Leo Tolstoy and his wife Sofia, six weeks before his death. ———————– The story of Leo Tolstoy’s conversion, from the introduction to What I Believe, by Leo Tolstoy, Russian novelist (1828-1910) ——————————    I am fifty-five years old and, with the exception of the fourteen or fifteen years of my childhood, I
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   Vincent Damon Furnier, later and better known as Alice Cooper, was born February 4, 1948. His father was a pastor, and his grandfather was the president of a small denomination, “The Church of Jesus Christ.” As a teenager, he was very active in the church, attending worship three times a week and reading
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Matthew 25:14-10:    (Jesus said), “It will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them.  To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to his ability.  Then he went on his journey.  The man
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From The Clergy of America: Anecdotes, 1869, J. B. Lippincott Publishers, Philadelphia    Dr. Mather Byles, of Boston, in a period of great political excitement, was asked why he did not preach politics.  He replied, “In the first place, I do not understand politics.  In the second place, you all do, every one of you.
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