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How Clay Turns into Gems under Pressure

Geologist Dr. James Clark recounts visiting the Soviet Union a few years after Communism dissolved. He was asked to preach at a small Russian Baptist ...


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Army Unit Volunteers for Daring Mission

Near the end of World War II, a plane carrying 24 members of the U.S. military, crashed into the New Guinea jungle during a sightseeing excursion. The ...


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Faith of Woman Murdered By ISIS

Kayla Mueller, 26 years old, was captured by ISIS, and on February 10, 2015 U.S. officials confirmed that Muslim extremists had murdered her while in ...


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Doctor Killed in Afghanistan Had Already Died in Christ

In 1967, a student named Libby attended with her boyfriend, Tom. During the final commitment evening, both submitted their lives to the Lord. For 30 years, ...


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Persecuted Christians Feel Abandoned By American Churches

Congressman Frank Wolf, a committed Christian from Virginia, has been an outspoken advocate for international human rights for the past 30 years. After ...


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Prayer Miraculously Saves an African Christian Leader

In 2011 there was a gathering of world Christian leaders from 200 countries. One of the speakers was the Anglican archbishop of Jos, Nigeria. His name ...


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Easter in Pakistan

While serving in Peshawar, Pakistan, for the Institute for Global Engagement, an organization that promotes sustainable environments for religious freedom ...


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"End of the Spear": Ready for Heaven

The movie The End of the Spear tells the true story of five missionaries who gave their lives to reach the violent Waodoni tribe in the jungles of Ecuador ...


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"We Do This for Jesus"

On December 9, 2007, Matthew Murray shot and killed Tiffany Johnson, 26, and Philip Crouse, 24, at a Youth With a Mission (YWAM) training center in the ...


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The Offensive Side of the Gospel

I believe it to be a grave mistake to present Christianity as something charming and popular with no offense in it.

—Author Dorothy Sayers


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