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After The Collapse Of The Berlin Wall In 1989, No ... PRO
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 16, 2008 (message contributor)
After the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989, no person in all of East Germany was more despised than the former Communist dictator Erich Honecher. He had been stripped of all his offices. Even the Communist Party rejected him. Kicked out of his villa, the new government refused him and his wife new housing. The Honechers were homeless and destitute.
Enter pastor Uwe Holmer, director of a Christian help center north of Berlin. Made aware of the Honechers’ straits, Pastor Holmer felt it would be wrong to give them a room meant for even needier people. So the pastor and his family decided to take the former dictator into their own home!
Erich Honecher’s wife, Margot, had ruled the East German educational system for twenty-six years. Eight of Pastor Holmer’s ten children had been turned down for higher education due to Mrs. Honecher’s policies, which discriminated against Christians. Now the Holmers were caring for their personal enemy—the most hated man in Germany. This was so unnatural, so unconventional, so Christlike.
By the grace of God, the...
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There Is A Difference Between Reconciliation And ... PRO
Contributed by David Dykes on Mar 31, 2003
There is a difference between reconciliation and forgiveness. In the cross, Jesus provided for the forgiveness of everyone. But not everyone will be reconciled with Him–because they won’t seek to be reconciled with Him. Dietrich Bonhoeffer forgave his Nazi guards, but he was never reconciled with ...read more
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Faith Is The First Step You Must Take To Receive ... PRO
Contributed by David Dykes on Mar 31, 2003
Faith is the first step you must take to receive mercy from God. Faith is not just believing God exists, it is acting on that belief. It is staking your entire eternity on the offer God ...read more
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The Words, "Where Is The Messiah?" Are The First ... PRO
Contributed by David Dykes on Mar 31, 2003
The words, “Where is the Messiah?” are the first recorded words spoken by a person in the entire New Testament. (In Matthew 1, only the angel Gabriel speaks.) What do you think is the first question ...read more
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A Protestant Minister And A Catholic Priest ... PRO
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 23, 2005
A Protestant Minister and a Catholic Priest enjoyed teasing their Rabbi friend, continually asking him when he was going to convert to their faith. When the Holidays rolled around, the Rabbi sent them a card with the following: "Season’s Greetings! Roses are reddish, Violets are bluish; When the ...read more
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer Stated, "The Christian Life ...
Contributed by Richard Burkey on May 31, 2005
Dietrich Bonhoeffer stated, “The Christian life is not one of gloom, but of ever ...read more
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