Thirty miles off the southwest coast of Cuba is the Isla de Pinos (Island of the Pines). On this island is the notorious ‘Presidio Modelo’ (Model Prison, pictured above) built in the 1920’s by the president, turned dictator, Gerado Machado. When someone asked the dictator why he had built it so big, he replied, […]
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Charlotte Eliot was born in England in 1789. Her parents were wealthy, and for 20-some years she lived a care-free, fun-filled life. Then, she was struck with a crippling disease, and by her early 30’s she was a bedridden invalid. She became depressed, bitter, and angry at God. She would often be rude
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By Eric Watkins (above), pastor of Harvest Orthodox Presbyterian Church in San Marcos, California (from November 2023 Christianity Today) ——————————————– I was born outside the church—very far outside. Neither of my parents were Christians when I was a kid. We were a military family, my dad a Marine, and we bounced around several
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–Mary Magdalene to Nicodemus in The Chosen ———————————– “I received a phone call from Ken Dahlberg,” I said to our church president, Tim. “Do you know him?” I asked. “Yes, I know Ken,” Tim replied. “He grew up in this town. We were friends and graduated together. He even
A Methodist minister tells this story… A family of inactive members in his parish lived right next door to the church. The yard was a disgrace. Wrecked cars and discarded appliances littered the place. The grass was seldom mowed. The husband was a disgrace. He drank too much and rumors were that he
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(…continued) Not everyone is fond of Ecclesiastes. It is strange. It is depressing. It even gives ungodly and bad advice. In the parable of Jesus, it is the fool who says, “Eat, drink, and be merry.” But in Ecclesiastes that very advice is given by the teacher as the best way to live.
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I read one time the true story of a college senior who sat alone in her room late one Saturday night, contemplating suicide. At just 22 years old, Patti was tired of life. She had already felt like she had tried everything, and was still sad and hopeless. She could not find happiness. She
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There is not much to read in today’s meditation, but I am posting some amazing videos if you have the time to view them. On January 8, 1956, five young American missionaries were speared to death by several members of a remote tribe in Ecuador. They were attempting to make contact
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Pictured above: Jean Valjean and the Bishop in the 2012 movie Les Miserables ——————— From the 1862 novel Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (1802-1885); as adapted in The Book of Virtues by William Bennett, 1993. ———————— Jean Valjean was a wood-chopper’s son, who, while very young, was left an orphan. His older sister brought him up, but when
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Sir William Mitchell Ramsay (1851-1939) was a British archeologist and New Testament scholar. He was the foremost authority of his day on the history of Asia Minor, and a leading scholar in the study of the New Testament. He taught at Oxford and the University of Aberdeen. He was knighted in 1906
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