      Bruce Olson was born in Minneapolis in 1942.  He grew up in the Lutheran church and learned in Sunday School how much Jesus loved him, that Jesus died for him on the cross, and, how important it was for him to believe in Jesus.  He also learned that God wanted everybody […]
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Above:Â Richard Wurmbrand prison photo By Richard Wurmbrand (1909-2001), Tortured for Christ, 1967, pages 11-13. Â Wurmbrand suffered much for his faith in Christ, first by the Nazi invasion of his homeland Romania, then by the Russians, and then by the Romanian communists. Â He would spend 13 years in prison for proclaiming Christ, was often tortured,
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  (…continued)  I Peter 3:18 says, “Christ died for sins once and for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God.”  To bring you to God, it says. That brings to my mind all the things that have been done over the centuries by the many different nations and peoples and
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   Hawaii is the most remote place on earth.  Nowhere else in the world is a piece of land so far from any other land.  About fifteen centuries ago some Polynesian islanders headed out into the open sea with their little boats, and somehow made it to these small islands 2500 miles away.  It
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   During our first year as missionaries to a newly opened primitive area of the highlands of New Guinea, we soon became aware of much tension and rivalry among the various tribes, which often resulted in open hostility and warfare. They were then usually rounded up by the local police and herded to the
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   The congregation I am a member of has called a new pastor. Today he will preach in our church for the first time. Our current pastor is retiring after faithfully leading these people for 35 years. The Call Committee has been planning, searching, and interviewing candidates for over a year and a half.Â
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From I Am ‘N’ published by ‘Voice of the Martyrs’ organization, pages 233-235 copyright 2016. Â Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand were the founders of ‘Voice of the Martyrs.’ ( http://www.persecution.org ) ——– Â Â Â Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand (pictured above) were married in 1936. Â Both were Germans of Jewish descent. Â Richard, intellectually gifted and fluent in
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This meditation was inspired by a conversation I had last week. *****************************    I met an old friend for coffee the other day. Dan recently retired after being a doctor for forty-one years. I am a retired pastor. Dan asked me what it was like just being a regular member of a church after
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Above painting: St. John the Baptist and the Pharisees, by James Tissot (1836-1902) —————————————    For those congregations that follow the Church Year calendar, the first Sunday or two in Advent each year have, as the assigned Gospel reading, something from the life of John the Baptist. John the Baptist was the older cousin
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Geoffrey Canada is an African-American man who grew up on the streets of Bronx. Â He is the author of the book Reaching Up for Manhood: Â Transforming the Lives of Boys in America. Â In it, he shares some of his personal experiences and tells how he overcame many adverse circumstances. Â He gives great credit to his
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