“The Priest That Did Not Back Down from the Nazis or the Communists” By Zoltan Kesz, posted March 6, 2018, at:  www.intellectualtakeout.org    Kornel Hummel (1907-1945; pictured above) lived during one of the most crucial times in the history of the 20th Century, the 1940s. The last year of World War II witnessed the most […]
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Above: Philadelphia Eagles in prayer after a game. ————————– By John Stonestreet and Roberto Rivera, February 6, 2018, at: http://www.breakpoint.org    There were plenty of intriguing story lines behind Philadelphia’s amazing Super Bowl win. One of them was the Christian faith of so many of those Eagles.    In the days leading up
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Above: Rachael Denhollander, the first to publicly accuse Larry Nassar ————– “Rachel Denhollander and the Gospel of Costly Grace: Naming Evil, Extending Forgiveness” by John Stonestreet with Stan Guthrie, February 2, 2018, at: http://www.breakpoint.org ————————————    It was the most amazing courtroom testimony I’ve ever heard…    Years ago, Rachael Denhollander was a
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From the Standing Strong Through the Storm devotional, posted January 26, 2018 at: http://www.opendoorsusa.org ——————————— Hebrews 13:3a —  Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison…    Matta Boush, an outspoken evangelist in South Sudan was arrested on political charges under questionable circumstances. He was given a sentence
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By John Stonestreet and Roberto Rivera, at http://www.breakpoint.org, January 11, 2018. ——————————— Alabama’s stunning come-from-behind NCAA championship victory over Georgia was fueled by freshman quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. In a remarkably humble interview after the game, especially given what he’d just accomplished on national television, he said: “I would like to thank my Lord and Savior
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   Methodist pastor William Willimon was awaiting his day in court.  He would not be the one on trial, but his presence there was required as a key witness. There had been a car accident in his neighborhood  and Willimon saw it happen.  He has been summoned to testify, to bear witness, to what
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   (continued…) Many Chinese people were massacred when the Japanese invaded China in World War II.  Europeans and Americans living in China at the time were not massacred, but were herded into prison camps where they were kept for the duration of the war.  These were not soldiers, but professional people– government workers, doctors,
1674) What Shall I Give? (part three of four) Read More »
Yesterdays’s meditation briefly told the story of Richard Wurmbrand (1909-2001) who spent fourteen years as a prisoner of the communist regime in Romania, much of it in solitary confinement, oftentimes being tortured. When he was released, he was able to leave Romania and come to the United States. He he started the Voice of the
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Many in our society are worried about the negative impact of religion on society. Â Recent appointees for government positions have been opposed because some senators worry about the influence of their “religious dogma” on their decisions. Â One best-seller describes How Religion Poisons Everything (by Christopher Hitchens, 2007). Â But if your life was turned upside-down
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Joan of Arc, as drawn by a soldier in her army ————–       Joan of Arc was born in 1412 in a small town in northeast France. Her parents were very religious, and she grew up close to the church. She loved spending time there, hearing all the old Bible
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