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Corrie ten Boom Takes the Guard’s Hand
In 1947 Corrie ten Boom was speaking in a church in Munich about how God forgives and throws our sins into the deepest sea. Afterward a balding man in a gray overcoat worked his way toward her, and she recognized him.
Daryl Davis Sits Down with the Klan
Daryl Davis is a Black blues musician who first met a Klansman after a gig, when a white man came up to say he'd never heard a Black man play piano like Jerry Lee Lewis.
Elisabeth Elliot Moves In with Her Husband’s Killers
Elisabeth Elliot and her husband Jim were missionaries in Ecuador, and their daughter Valerie was born in 1955. In 1956, Jim and his fellow missionaries were killed by the Waorani people they had been trying to reach with the gospel.
Julio Diaz Buys His Mugger Dinner
Julio Diaz was a 31-year-old social worker in the Bronx who always got off the subway one stop early so he could eat at his favorite diner. One night in early 2008, a teenager pulled a knife on him on the platform and took his wallet.
Patrick Went Back to His Captors
When Patrick was 16, Irish pirates raided his village in Britain and carried him off. He was sold as a slave and forced to herd pigs.
The Doolittle Raider Who Went Back to Japan
Jacob DeShazer was a bombardier in the Doolittle Raid of April 1942, the first American bombing of Japan after Pearl Harbor. His plane went down in enemy territory, and he spent 40 months as a prisoner, beaten, starved, and held in solitary confinement for 34 months.
Tyndale’s Last Prayer
In 1523 William Tyndale asked the bishop of London for permission to translate the New Testament into English. The bishop said no.
With Malice Toward None
On March 4, 1865, with the Civil War nearly over, Abraham Lincoln gave his second inaugural address. Instead of gloating, he spoke of both sides humbly.