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Faith Testimonies for Weak Kneed Believers Like Me (Part 6)
The first time I heard the term “religious nut” was in the 1950’s when my mom spit those words out of her mouth. It happened when we shopped at Meiners’ Grocery Store in Forreston, Illinois. Mom picked a few items … Continue reading
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Faith Testimonies For Weak Kneed Geezers Like Me (Part 5)
Anyone who converts from Islam is an apostate. Apostasy is punishable by death. (Islamic Law) Padina lives in Iran. This is her story: As a young child, I recited my daily prayers. Before I would go to school, I would … Continue reading
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Faith Testimonies for Weak-Kneed Geezers Like Me (Part 4)
In the late fall of 1995, I lived with another man in an apartment in Ames, Iowa. To say I was going through bad times would be a classic understatement. My truck had been repossessed. My painting company had collapsed. … Continue reading
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Faith Testimonies for Weak-Kneed Geezers Like Me (Part 3)
Charlie Peace was a criminal. Laws of God or man curbed him not. Finally the law caught up with him, and he was condemned to death. On the fatal morning in Armley Jail, Leeds, England, he was taken on the … Continue reading
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Faith Testimonies for Weak-Kneed Geezers Like Me (Part 2)
Most Christians want to do the works of Jesus, like healing the sick, casting out demons, and raising the dead. I have seen a few miracles over the years, but only once have I been involved in raising the dead. … Continue reading
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Faith Testimonies For Weak-Kneed Geezers Like Me (Part 1)
Smith Wigglesworth (1859-1947) was born to a poor couple in Yorkshire, England. He seldom attended school and at the age of six worked in the fields pulling turnips. When he turned seven, he went with his father to the local … Continue reading
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Next Scheduled Stop: The Judgment Seat of Christ (Part 5)
The ancient words of a centuries-old poem haunt me. They’re carved in a gothic, medieval alphabet on a towering, ornate cathedral door right in the heart of a small town in Germany. From the looks of that door, the words … Continue reading
Next Scheduled Stop: The Judgment Seat of Christ (Part 4)
I saw the redeemed of all ages in my vision, like the endless waving of grain in a Kansas wheat field. What came next was not a sight, but a sound. I heard two contrasting and clashing noises. One appeared … Continue reading
Next Scheduled Stop: The Judgment Seat of Christ (Part 3)
From the time of our conversion to Christ, a believer is in a probationary period — a time of test and opportunity. Grace, love, and mercy must always be balanced by justice. We have been extended grace, but the Judgment Seat … Continue reading
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Next Scheduled Stop: The Judgment Seat of Christ (Part 1)
I signaled for a right turn onto CA-76, heading southwest toward Oceanside and the Pacific Ocean. Although the state worked on the highway every so often, drivers needed to stay alert to avoid potholes. A few were big enough to … Continue reading