“What was indispensable to the Redeemer must always be indispensable to the redeemed.”
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Fatal Kindness
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithDirk Willems was arrested in his hometown of Asperen, Netherlands in 1569. His crime โ choosing to be re-baptized as a devoted follower of Christ and hosting worship services in his home โ was completely unacceptable to the religious and governmental leaders of his day. The young Dutchman was carted off to a palace that had been converted into a prison to stand trial alongside other religious โtroublemakers.โย
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Sparing Francis
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithFather Maximilian Kolbe was a Polish-born priest who affected the lives of thousands around the world through a ministry he founded within the Roman Catholic Church. But his real legacy centers on a selfless act for one man named Francisโฆat a place called Auschwitz.