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POW Dies for Friends

In his moving book, Miracle on the River Kwai, Ernest Gordon tells his story of life as a Japanese prisoner of war among the men building the infamous ...


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Saved by Pilot's Sacrifice

I remember leading a beach mission with children on the sands of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. We had had a tug of war, some choruses, and then were enjoying ...


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Giving Hope and Life Away

If you travel up I-395 through Washington, D.C., and cross over the Potomac, you will likely cross the Arland D. Williams, Jr., Memorial Bridge. Who was ...


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Reconciliation Requires Sacrifice

On January 26, 2001 Seiko Sakamoto, a plasterer working in a Tokyo subway station, fell into the path of an oncoming train. Lee Su Hyun, a Korean student ...


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Pastors Must Love Jesus

If you don't love Jesus, you will soon discover that being a pastor or a church leader is not really a very good job. You will be overworked, underpaid, ...


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Perfection Is Servanthood

Perfection, in a Christian sense, means becoming mature enough to give ourselves to others.


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Tormented over Sacrificial Death

Former college football coach and Promise Keepers founder Bill McCartney tells about a man named Ivan who is a Vietnam veteran. Ivan lives in Denver, ...


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Priority of Kingdom Work

Years ago I worked part-time on the loading docks of various trucking companies. At one company I met a fellow part-timer, a fine Christian man named ...


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An Olympian’s Sacrifice

For tae kwon do star Esther Kim, age 20, going to the Olympics has been a long-time dream. She came very close to embracing that dream at the Olympic ...


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Serving Your Enemy

Watchman Nee tells about a Chinese Christian who owned a rice paddy next to one owned by a communist man. The Christian irrigated his paddy by pumping ...


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