It was a downpour, a steady rain falling with no sign of letting up. My friend and I were picking strawberries at a local patch. The day had begun with cumulus clouds, but we decided to take our kids and go for it. It ended up that the kids sat in the ...
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Persecution in America: Marine Court-Martialed for Keeping Bible Verse on Computer
Although Christians in the United States are not facing persecution comparable to imprisonment and death like some in other countries, America is undergoing other types of persecution. Marine Lance Cpl. Monifa Sterling was court-martialed after she was convicted February 1, 2014, for refusing to remove the verse, “No weapon formed ...
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“Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy all that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.” 1 Samuel 15:3 In this story in 1 Samuel, Saul was to go and wipe out the Amalekites–every man, ...
Read More »Three Steps To Persevere Through Dark Days
While researching for the current middle-grade mystery I’m writing, I came across an interesting character by the name of Pisquetomen. Pisquetomen was a leader of the Lenape Indians during the 18th century and fought to protect his people from banishment and enslavement by the British. While his tenacity and determination ...
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