Before his 1978 Harvard commencement address, Russian exile Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was the darling of the American liberal intelligentsia; when he finished, he was a pariah. (The New York Times called him “dangerous” and a “zealot.”1) They were expecting a grateful message, worshipful of their “Great Society.” Instead, he rebuked them for their cowardice, legalism, superficiality, […]
A Prophet Visits Harvard (1978) Read Post »
24 Five times I received at the hands of the Jews the forty lashes less one. 25 Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I was adrift at sea; 26 on frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from robbers, danger
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4 But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. 5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. Revelation 2:4-5 (ESV) George
It wouldn’t be Christmas without the wise men. They show up in nativity scenes, Christmas plays, carols, tree ornaments, and paintings. Because of this abundance of wise men, everyone knows the supposed biblical facts about them: There were three wise men, they rode camels, and they brought their gifts to the baby Jesus as He
Who Were the Wise Men? Read Post »
This holiday season marks the 100th anniversary of the World War I Christmas truce, in which opposing troops along the war’s western front spontaneously climbed out of their trenches to exchange gifts, sing carols, and play soccer. Especially in the United Kingdom, the anniversary has been the subject of much discussion. Prince William unveiled a
Christmas 1914—Christian against Christian? Read Post »
E. M. Bounds was an attorney who sensed God calling him to ministry after only three years in the legal practice. Consequently, he served as a Confederate chaplain during the American Civil War and a pastor at churches across the South before settling in Washington, Georgia, for a fruitful writing ministry. His works on prayer
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