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Testimony: My ‘Aha’ Moment

01. January 2012

“Are we really bound for the promised land?” I asked When I am blessed to hear the testimony of how others came to Christ, many times ...

‘I Am Not My Own’

01. July 2011

The Early Years Orlena was born Jan. 15, 1922, in Sparta, Ill., the daughter of Thomas Lynn and Marguer-ite McMurtry. When Thomas married Marguerite, ...

From If Only to Because

01. January 2011

I love words! Once you begin a conversation with me, you might as well sit down. I love the way you can move words around and say the same things in ...

God’s Grace in My Life

16. December 2010

In God’s providence, I was born in a Christian home, the fifth child of my parents. My sister Gisela was the third child. My mother and father had ...

Even from My Youth

16. December 2010

I was born in Germany, the third of six children, and grew up in Frielinghausen, a small village in the Rhineland. My father was of a very old ...

What I Learned from My Father

01. June 2010

I had the extraordinary privilege of knowing my father for over 78 years. Not many fathers live to be 106. Waldo McBurney was born Oct. 3, 1902, near ...

Testimony: In the Lyme Light

28. November 2009

Sitting in construction traffic, squinting into the June sunlight, I glanced at the time and sighed in relief. Maybe I would be home early. My mind ...

Looking Back on the Best of Service

28. October 2009

If you ask Bob Hemphill when he graduated from Geneva College, he’ll just smile. “I did not graduate,” he says firmly. “Everybody thinks I ...

I See Myself Changing

08. May 2008

As a child, I feared many things, one of which was Halloween. On a particularly dark Halloween night, when I was about 5 years old, I made a ...

Through the Fire

01. July 2007

“How do you like Australia?” a new acquaintance asked in late August. “Yeah, it’s been good,” I replied with a bit of a grin. “We ...

Land of Opportunity

06. June 2007

Which pleases God more? To work one’s way up the ladder of success, eventually reaching leadership positions where one has great influence for ...

After Darkness, Light

01. January 2007

When I was a child, my family occasionally attended a Lutheran church near my house. We didn’t go often, so I didn’t hear the gospel or come to a ...

Sidetracked No More

08. August 2006

If I were to pick a favorite verse from the Bible to describe the special relationship that I have with my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, it would be, ...

The Power of the Gospel

01. May 2006

“Yes, Grandpa, I have asked Jesus to be my Savior.” This was the answer my 12-year-old grandson gave following my inquiry about his ...

The Lord is My Refuge

15. March 2006

I was born in Cambodia in 1958. Now it is called the Kingdom of Cambodia. While growing up, I believed Buddha was God. The communists, Khmer Rouge, ...

Dramatically Changed

01. February 2006

I grew up in a home where we attended church regularly and were taught to live a good, moral life. When I was 10, I became a member of my church. By ...

God Wouldn’t Let Me Go

01. January 2006

Ever since I was little, I have had trouble remembering things. I used to think maybe my life was too ordinary to be worth remembering. Little did I ...

Train Travel, Heaters, and Pride

01. January 2006

It started with a phone call. Katya needed me. She was getting married in a month (Russians will do that kind of thing) and needed help with the ...