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More Like Hitler Than Like Jesus

In his book Being the Body, Charles Colson writes about meeting a businessman whom he calls Mr. Abercrombie. Mr. Abercrombie had invited Colson to speak ...


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C. S. Lewis Describes His Conversion

While attending Magdalen, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, C. S. Lewis converted to theism in the spring of 1929, ...


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Father's Discipline and Kiss Changes Son

Editor's Note: On March 10, 2008, we published the following story as an "Editor's Choice" illustration. The story had a number of errors in it, and we ...


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The Fire of a Spiritual Awakening

I doubt if there is a problem—political or economic—that will not melt before the fire of a spiritual awakening.

—President Franklin ...


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Super Bowl Star Shares Journey of Faith

Anyone who watched the New York Giants defeat the New England Patriots in 2008's Super Bowl remembers the catch made by David Tyree, a receiver for ...


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Coma Patient Wakes Up to a Different World

In 1988, a failed effort at attaching two train cars left Polish railway worker Jan Grzebski with massive head injuries. The damage was so extensive that ...


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Mystery Author Describes Conversion

Andrew Klavan is a popular writer of mysteries—some of which have been made into movies (1999's True Crime and 2001's Don't Say a Word). ...


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Marriage Saved After Receiving Christ

Shawna Pilat had had enough. It was Sunday morning in January of 2000, and her husband, Rick, still wasn't home from his Saturday night partying. ...


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"Ray": Ray Charles Learns a New Way to See

Ray is about the trials, challenges, successes, and addictions of the late pianist, singer, and composer Ray Charles. The film shows how Ray compensated ...


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"Joe vs. the Volcano": Living in Amazement

"My father says almost the whole world's asleep. Everybody you know, everybody you see, everybody you talk to. He says only a few people are ...


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