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The burning zeal of the Lord A key characteristic of the life and ministry of Jesus Christ was his burning…
At break of day, as heavenwardthe pious monks of St. BernardUttered the oft-repeated prayera voice cried through the startled air, Excelsior!…
The Virtue Series: Courage My husband and I had just arrived at a memorial service for our grandchildren’s great aunt,…
In January 1956 the world was shocked to hear that a primitive tribe in the rain forest of Ecuador had…
Intro: The following short excerpt is from Life Together, Chapter on Service by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. It was completed in 1938 and published…
The Virtues: Gratitude In a world that often measures success by the accumulation of “more,” Sue’s house stood as a…
The Virtues: Modesty Toddlers do this. So do parents. However, few people know the word for it. Illeism is the…
What motivated a 21-year-old university student in Munich to risk her life by publicly speaking against a dictator bent on…
It is dangerous to write about holiness because others could easily draw the conclusion that the writer is holier than…