Pictured above: Scars of a whipped slave named Peter, photo taken at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1863. In his own words, “Overseer Artayou Carrier whipped me. I was two months in bed sore from the whipping. My master come after I was whipped, and he discharged the overseer.” The slave pictured here escaped from a plantation […]
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The following piece entitled The Little Way of Ruthie Leming was written by best-selling author Eric Metaxas for the May 7, 2013 Breakpoint message http://www.breakpoint.org — a ministry of Prison Fellowship. As a journalist and cultural commentator, my friend Rod Dreher seemingly had it all. In addition to his strong Christian faith, Rod
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The following article entitled The Jackie Robinson Story was written by author Eric Metaxas for the April 15, 2013 Breakpoint reading ( http://www.breakpoint.org / a ministry of Prison Fellowship). The words are famous even among those who know little about baseball: “I’m looking for a ballplayer with guts enough not to fight back.”
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