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Hospital's Palestinian Christian Janitor Tries to Save Dying Israeli Soldier
In his book Jesus, the Middle-Eastern Storyteller, Gary M. Burge, Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College, shares a story told to him by a theology ...
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Missionaries Learn Valuable Lesson in Language School
Anglican priest and author Michael Green shares the following story to remind us of the impact of our actions long before our words:
I read about a missionary ...
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God Never Wastes His Children's Pain
Amy Carmichael (1867–1951) was a missionary to India who suffered enormously in her life. She once wrote these words:
I have noticed that when one ...
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Basketball Player Purposely Misses Free Throws
When Johntell Franklin's mother lost her battle with cancer on February 7, 2009, no one was surprised to hear that Franklin, a senior forward for ...
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The Kind of Courage Hollywood Ignores
Mike Erre writes in “When Guys Need God”:
The problem with looking to Hollywood for the image of masculinity (even those true-to-life stories ...
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Missionary Learns Valuable Lesson from African Pastor
Helen Roseveare, a medical missionary in Africa, was the only doctor in a large hospital. There were constant interruptions and shortages, and she was ...
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Playing Jesus
A Chicago Tribune article in early 2008 began: "For nearly 40 years, Ted Neeley has been Jesus. He's lived Him. He's breathed Him. He's ...
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Eddie Would Go!
In his book Passed Through Fire, pastor Rick Bundschuh tells the story of Hawaiian surfer Eddie Aikau:
If you ever visit Hawaii, you may notice a plethora ...
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God Blesses Humble Street Missionaries
Bryan Wilkerson said:
Charlie and Agnes are some of the meekest people I've ever known. Charlie is a bright, energetic, hard-working man who could ...
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What Meekness Looks Like
Taylor University is a Christian college in Indiana. Years ago, they were pleased to learn that an African student, Sam, was going to be enrolling in ...
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