In Everything Sad Is Untrue Daniel Nayeri describes his harrowing flight with his mother and sister from persecution through a refugee camp to safety in the United States An elderly couple agreed to sponsor them though they didn rsquo t know them Years later Daniel still can rsquo t get over it He writes ldquo Can you believe that Totally blind they did that They rsquo d never even met us And if we turned out to be villains they rsquo d have to pay for it That rsquo s almost as brave kind and reckless as I can think [... more]

The protocols at the restaurant in my childhood neighborhood were consistent with social and racial dynamics in the late s and early s The kitchen helpers mdash Mary the cook and dishwashers like me mdash were Black however the in-restaurant patrons were White Black customers could order food but they had to pick it up at the back door Such policies reinforced the unequal treatment of Blacks in that era Though we rsquo ve come a long way since then we still have room for growth in how we relate to each other as people made in the image of [... more]

Through the coming of Christ God revealed a plan hidden in His eternal decrees Both Jew and Gentile can now be joint heirs and members of God's family In this message Pastor Lutzer pulls back the curtain to define God's mystery from Scripture Let's understand the mystery of God better aligning our lives with God's agenda This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount Get yours at rtwoffer com or call us at - - - [... more]

The Philistines thought they'd captured Israel's good luck charm but plagues turned their celebration to fear and they sought to rid themselves of the ark Similar efforts to appease God persist today Hear more on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg Listen [... more]

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A monk named Telemachus lived a quiet life but his death at the end of the fourth century changed the world Visiting Rome from the East Telemachus intervened in the blood sport of the gladiatorial arena He jumped over the stadium wall and tried to stop the gladiators from killing each other But the outraged crowd stoned the monk to death The emperor Honorius however was moved by Telemachus rsquo act and decreed the end of the -year practice of gladiator games When Paul calls Jesus ldquo our peace rdquo he refers to the end of hostility between Jews and [... more]