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Desmond Tutu Does Not Fear Death

Under scrutiny by his apartheid government's Eloff Commission, South African bishop and Nobel Prize winner Desmond Tutu declared:

There is nothing ...

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Rosa Parks Was Tired of Giving In

Rosa Parks is one of the most famous names in civil rights history. In 1955, Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white man. She was arrested for her ...


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Father Risks His Life for a Diamond

John Henry Beukema, pastor of Cypress Bible Church in Cypress, Texas, shares:

My father, Dr. Jack Beukema, had a diamond that was very valuable to him. ...


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Soldier's Bravery an Example to Others

Sgt. 1st Class Paul Ray Smith could have retreated, but doing so would have allowed Iraqi troops to overrun an American aid station at Baghdad International ...


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Youth Pastor Witnessed through His Death

Ninie Hammon worked as a reporter for a small newspaper in Lebanon, Kentucky in 1988. On May 14th of that year, newspapers throughout the country carried ...


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John McCain on Remorse

In the past, I've been able to overcome my fears because of an acute sense of an even greater fear—that of feeling remorse. You can live with ...


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Medals Awarded 60 Years Late

Eighty-one-year-old Peter Furtak of suburban Chicago served as a private first class in the 9th Armored Division during World War II. During an operation ...


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A Long List of Fears

Phobialist.com is a collection of the names and descriptions of more than 500 fears that a man named Fredd Culbertson has collected and organized. He ...


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Imprisoned Chinese Christian Experiences God's Power

Chinese Christian leader Brother Zhong tells this story:

I was attending a training course for my house church network's council members and youth ...

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John Wayne on Courage

"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway."

—Actor John Wayne (1907–1979)


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