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Dirk Willems was arrested in his hometown of Asperen, Netherlands in 1569. His crime – choosing to be re-baptized as a devoted follower of Christ and hosting worship services in …
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Blaise Pascal on Beliefs
“I believe those witnesses who get their throats cut.”
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“You Can’t Ride the Fence”
When Michael Jordan stepped onto the court, he played for nothing short of victory. He was a driven, committed, passionate athlete who was intolerant of mediocrity. But he didn’t just …
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Hanging Up Her Wings
When the gorgeous Kylie Bisutti won Victoria’s Secret Model Search in 2009, the young “angel” was fitted with a pair of the company’s iconic – and highly coveted – “wings.” …
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Tertullian on Freedom of Religion
“It is a fundamental human right, a privilege of nature, that every man should worship according to his own convictions; one man’s religion neither harms nor helps another man. It …
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It doesn’t matter who you are or how good of a driver you are. When you see a police car behind you in traffic – even without its lights on …
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The Word of the Day
Mrs. Rawlings stood in front of her class of second graders and said, “Today’s word is definitely. The word definitely means ‘absolutely, positively, without a doubt.’ Can anyone use the …
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Perpetua’s Persistence
Around 175 AD, a girl of noble descent named Perpetua was born at Carthage, which happened to be the epicenter of Christianity’s growth in northern Africa. Believing Christianity undermined Roman …
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John Woolman’s Cause
Do you know anybody who claims to have “core values” or “high standards” or “particular ethics”? The better question is, do you know anybody who actually lives by the standards …
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Vance Havner on Shaky Beliefs
“Plenty of church members are shaky about what they believe, while not many are shaken by what they believe.”
