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Rev Shirley Murphy
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An Acrobat, A Wheelbarrow, and a Challenge of Faith
The amazing story of Charles Blondin, a famous French tightrope walker, is a wonderful illustration of what true faith is. Do you know...
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Aug 26, 20215 min read
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Elisabeth Elliott – The Missionary who lived with the Tribe that killed her husband...
Elisabeth Elliot was one of the most influential Christian women of the twentieth century. Her books were considered staples in many...
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Jul 13, 20215 min read
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William Cowper, Depressed Hymn Writer
William Cowper is known to many only as the author of the words of the hymn “Praise for the Fountain Opened,” based on Zechariah 13:1....
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May 31, 20216 min read
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Michael Faraday and his Christian Faith which influenced his Science
Brilliant people in all walks of life can inspire us, showing us the way to improve our own performance. It is natural that we want to...
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May 6, 20216 min read
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Shi Meiyu - The Remarkable Story of China’s ‘Bible Women’
In the 1860s, female missionaries found that one of the more strategic ways to communicate the gospel was to recruit local Chinese women...
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May 4, 20215 min read
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Jesus Was Her Guru
If you don't know the inner strength of an Indian woman with a divine call, you haven't met Pandita Ramabai. Born in the second half of...
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May 1, 20215 min read
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The True Hero of the Titanic
John Harper was born to a pair of solid Christian parents on May 29th, 1872. It was on the last Sunday of March 1886 when he was thirteen...
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Mar 12, 20214 min read
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Hannah - A Story of Emotional Stress
Hannah’s story is found in 1 Samuel chapters 1 and 2. Many of us have emotions associated with our life stories. Mainly because we are...
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Feb 13, 20213 min read
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The Marvellous Book of Jeremiah
The book of Jeremiah is one of the longest books of the Old Testament. It is also one of the most thrilling. The author of this book is...
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Jan 19, 20218 min read
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Messiah and George Frideric Handel
"He [Handel] would frequently declare the pleasure he felt in setting the Scriptures to music, and how contemplating the many sublime...
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Jan 18, 20216 min read
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St. John, Apostle and Evangelist
St. John, Apostle and Evangelist's feast day is celebrated on December 27 and he is the Patron Saint of Turkey. St. John the Apostle, the...
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Dec 27, 20205 min read
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Stephen: The First Martyr
Today, as you know very well, is December 26th but what you may not know is today is St. Stephen’s Day. Today is named after the first...
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Dec 26, 20204 min read
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Martin Luther - Passionate Reformer
"At last meditating day and night, by the mercy of God, I began to understand that the righteousness of God is that through which the...
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Dec 12, 20206 min read
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Joan of Arc - Christian Heretic, Christian Saint
SHE HAS BEEN CALLED A SAINT. A heretic. “A diamond among pebbles.” Who was this illiterate French peasant girl, who in fifteen months...
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Dec 9, 20204 min read
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Sadhu Sundar Singh - First Indian Christian Missionary, Apostle and Wanderer for Christ
DURING his 1920 tour of Europe, the Indian convert to Christianity Sundar Singh (1889–1929?) was proclaimed a living “Apostle and a...
RevShirleyMurphy
Dec 3, 20207 min read
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Joni Eareckson Tada - My Suffering is Sacred
Joni Eareckson Tada has lived in a wheelchair for more than forty years due to a diving accident at age seventeen. She is the founder of...
RevShirleyMurphy
Nov 3, 20207 min read
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Moses - The Exodus Hero
Moses’ story is told in the Book of Exodus, but it starts in Genesis with the story of Abraham and his family with whom God makes a...
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Oct 30, 20204 min read
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Judas Iscariot: The Disciple Who Betrayed Jesus with a Kiss or More than a Betrayer
Judas’s name is the Greek version of the Hebrew “Judah” which roughly means “Praise” or “Let God Be Praised.” However, the origin of...
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Oct 29, 20205 min read
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The faith of Harriet Tubman - The Moses for her people
Millions of people voted in an online poll in 2015 to have the face of Harriet Tubman on the US$20 bill. But many like me did not know...
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Oct 26, 20205 min read
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The Apostle Paul
The Apostle Paul was one of the most influential leaders of the early Christian church. He played a crucial role in spreading the gospel...
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Oct 20, 20205 min read
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