By Randy Alcorn (pictured above with his daughter Angela), November 6, 2015 blog at: www.epm.org Some years ago, I sat with my daughters at a father/daughter banquet at our church. Someone at the table asked my youngest daughter, Angela, what I’d done that made the biggest impression on her. I had no idea […]
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Martin Bucer (1491-1551) was a German Protestant reformer. He often played the role of mediator between different factions of the reformers, a task that led to great frustration and limited success. He spent the last two years of his life in England where he assisted Thomas Cranmer in the revision of The Book of Common
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By Christy Heitger at: www.christianitytoday.com/iyf/ (stories of faithful living for youth) My stomach dropped when I saw Phil walking toward me in the cafeteria. “Please tell me he’s not coming to talk to me,” I whispered to my friends Lena and Alyssa. “No such luck,” Lena replied. “In fact, he looks like he’s on a
Pictured above: Adriaan Volk (center) and Frank Chikane (right) at a Forgiveness and Reconciliation event. ***************** By John Stonestreet, June 24, 2014, at: www.breakpoint.org Between 1986 and 1991, Adriaan Vlok (1937- ) served as South Africa’s Apartheid-era Minister of Law & Order and also sat on South Africa’s State Security Council.
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By Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), written in 1886; (painting by Titian, 1566, “Christ and the Good Thief”) And he said unto Jesus, “Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy Kingdom.“ And Jesus said unto him, “Verily I say unto thee, today shalt thou be with me in paradise.” –Luke 23:42, 43 There was once
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Pictured above: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford (1969-2016) **************** “Rob Ford and Me: What Toronto’s Scandal-Ridden Mayor Taught Me about My Own Sin” By Rachel McMillan, December 9, 2013 I have a confession to make. I, a longtime Christian, am guilty of gossip and of slander. Moreover, having recognized my sin, I have nevertheless
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From “No Road to Respectability” by Eric Metaxas at <www.Breakpoint.org> July 31, 2013 How is it that disgraced politicians keep popping back into public life without much trouble? As I record this, former congressman Anthony Weiner is staying in the race for mayor of New York. In case you forgot,
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