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Becoming a Slave to Save

During the nineteenth century a group of missionaries in what is now Surinam in South America, wanted to reach the inhabitants of a nearby island with ...


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Saved to Complete a Mission

On September 11, Lt. Col. Brian Birdwell (from U.S. Army Headquarters) had just stepped into a Pentagon hallway when the fireball from the hijacked plane ...


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Iacocca Finds Fortune Empty

Lee Iacocca, the legendary carmaker, wrote in his autobiography:

Here I am in the twilight years of my life, still wondering what it's all about. I ...

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"Different" Approach to Evangelism

Leroy Eims tells about visiting a foreign mission field and talking with a veteran missionary:

He told me a story that still haunts me; I can't get ...

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Fisher of Men

Jens Oveson was fishing for salmon in central Norway's Gaula River when he was swept away by a strong current. Kjell Wilhelmsen, 55, spotted the man's ...


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"Superman": Destiny

In one scene of the movie Superman, Clark Kent is upset after a football game in which he was reduced to being a manager. He possesses supernatural powers ...


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"Schindler's List": People Rather Than Gold

The award winning film Schindler's List tells the story of how Oskar Schindler, a German entrepreneur, first exploits but later protects Jews in Poland. ...


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God Converts Others through Us

When William Carey, the "father of modern missions," first tried to convince fellow Baptists that the Great Commission required them (not just ...


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Kathy Troccoli's Song Births Children

Christian music star Kathy Troccoli shares how her ministry has filled an important place in her life:

Being single at 42, I'm realizing I may never ...

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"Mr. Holland's Opus": Leaving a Legacy

Mr. Holland's Opus is a movie about a frustrated composer in Portland, Oregon, who takes a job as a high school band teacher in the 1960s. Although ...


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