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Back in the 1930s, one of the great producers in Hollywood was the legendary Samuel Goldwyn, of Metro Goldwyn Meyer, or MGM. He thought movies should be entertaining, not preachy or heavy-handed. He once said, “If you want to send a message, use Western Union.” I thought about him when I was looking over the…

Last Sunday, on “60 Minutes,” there was an alarming report about the plight of Christians in Iraq. They interviewed the Anglican vicar for Baghdad, who said it has never been a worse time to be a Christian there. Most, he said, have either fled the country or been killed. Those left behind live in fear…

His name was Charles Sheldon – and he is one of the most influential preachers in American history. Don’t be surprised if you haven’t heard of him. Until I started looking into this, I hadn’t heard of him either. In 1896, Sheldon published a novel called In His Steps, about a small Kansas town that…

Among the many things I had to be thankful for this past Thursday, one of them was Google. Thanks to Google, I was able very quickly and easily to find out a little history about this feast we celebrate today. It turns out, the Feast of Christ the King is a very new one on…
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