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The Story of Dirk Willems: The Man who Died to Save His Enemy

Anita Mathias — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 19:56:56 +0000

I am inspired and moved by the story of Dirk Willems, one of the heroes of the Reformation, each time I hear it, and have written a little book on him. I hope you like it. Here is the opening section The Story of Dirk Willems: The Man who Died to Save His Enemy The […]

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Pascal’s Memorial–His Experience of God and “Joy, Joy, Joy, Tears of Joy.”

Anita Mathias — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:57:00 +0000

Blaise Pascal I love Pascal’s Memorial. I particularly love how words and sequential thought fail this brilliant, cerebral, verbal man. He is describing something from a different world–a world beyond words and logic. What a joy to so lose oneself in God!! I have dipped my toes into these waters. Pascal’s experience, however, led to […]

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Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret

Anita Mathias — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:30:00 +0000

Hudson’s Taylor private dictum: To move man, through God, by prayer alone. He expresses his spiritual secret which turned his life to joy in a long letter to his sister, which I’ve reproduced below. CHIN-KIANG, September 6, 1869. MY DEAR SISTER-We had a very happy day here yesterday. I was so happy ! A letter […]

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