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World Famous “Good” Men Who Weren’t So Good
People like to look back on history and call certain world famous men (or groups of men) good. Perhaps the two groups of men that have been considered the best of the good are the American Founding Fathers and the … Continue reading
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Christianity — Costly Calling? Or Creed, Chain-Of-Command, Culture, Corporation?
Some people nowadays are asking, What is Christianity? What is church? Good questions! If you seriously read the Book of Acts, the Biblical record of the early church’s experience and impact, it is obvious that our present day presentations of … Continue reading
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How A White Guy Experienced Jim Crow As A Black Guy
Black Like Me is the story of how John Howard Griffin, a white man, colored his skin black and traveled around the segregated, Jim Crow South in the late 1950s. The cover reads: “What was it like, really like to be … Continue reading
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My Chinese Hero — Watchman Nee
I found a book when I was about 20, by Watchman Nee from China. I couldn’t put it down. It was as if he was writing just to me, setting my heart on fire. The book was called: The Normal … Continue reading
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A White Man Who Trained Rosa Parks & Martin Luther King, Jr.
Here is a little known fact of American history. Monteagle, Tennessee could be called the cradle of the Civil Rights Movement. Before the Civil Rights Movement began, Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph Abernathy, Rosa Parks and many other future leaders … Continue reading
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America’s Bravest Supreme Court Justice — John Marshall Harlan
Although I didn’t rank John Marshall Harlan in my Top 10 Greatest Americans, I do consider him to be American’s Brave Supreme Court Justice ever. In 1896, seven men heard Homer Plessy’s story about being forbidden to ride in the “whites … Continue reading
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Counting On The Words Of Jesus (1-10 English Version)
One word — “Repent.” Two words — “Deny yourself.” Three words — “Come unto Me.” Four words — “Take up your cross.” Five words — “I will give you rest.” Six words — “Seek first the kingdom of God.” Seven … Continue reading →