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Justice Scalia Urges Christians to Live Fearlessly
Speaking to the Knights of Columbus Council in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said: "God assumed from the beginning ...
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Medical Missionary Shared in Christ's Sufferings
Helen Roseveare is a British medical doctor who worked for many years as a missionary in Zaire. During the revolution of the 1960s, she often faced brutal ...
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Bob Pierce Demonstrated God's Use of Imperfect People
World Vision Founder Bob Pierce was an extreme version of post-WWII evangelicalism: entrepreneurial, energetic, independent, and out to evangelize the ...
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Man Explains the Needs of Sufferers
A Christian man suffering with a complex and painful condition called Fibromyalgia, sent a letter to colleagues and friends offering ideas on what a suffer ...
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Afflicted Woman Bears Witness to God's Grace
Author and pastor Jim Van Yperen tells this story:
Margaret attended a church I served many years ago. Confined to a wheelchair for most of her adult life, ...
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Girl Unable to Feel Pain
Ashlyn Blocker's parents and kindergarten teachers all describe her the same way: fearless. She is fearless because she can feel no pain.
In the school ...
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Comfort Endangers Our Spiritual Lives
We're too comfortable to be spiritual…. We think we will be able to pursue God better without danger or hardship. And yet it works in just ...
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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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Jack Benny Didn't Deserve Arthritis
Author and professor Haddon Robinson observes:
Life is unjust. Upon accepting an award, the late Jack Benny once remarked, "I really don't deserve ...
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Olympic Medalist Ran Barefoot
If anyone ever competed for pride of homeland, it was Adebe Bikila of Ethiopia. When he was 20, he watched a parade of fellow countrymen returning from ...
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