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John Wesley

John Wesley (1701-1791) sought for years to earn favor with God by means of good works. He wrestled with how many good deeds are needed to achieve favor with God. Try as he might, John lacked the assurance that God had accepted him. He had just returned from a...

Dale Evans

By all accounts, they were rodeo megastars with their own television show and a massive fan base. He was known as “the Singing Cowboy,” she was called “Queen of the West.” Their stage names were Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Leonard Franklin Slye...

Thomas Webb

I’ve long been an admirer of G. K. Chesterton’s wit and humor. Consider his whimsical remark in his book Orthodox, “Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly. Never forget that the devil falls by force of gravity.” Excessive weight...

Peter Lombard

Did Jesus have a sense of humor? There’s no record in the gospels that Jesus ever laughed or cracked a smile, yet he was a master at employing irony in his teaching parables. The very idea of removing a speck from your neighbor’s eye while you have a log...

Johann Sailer

The Roman Catholic Church published a list of books considered theologically dangerous and immoral in the sixteenth century. Any book that appeared in the Index of Forbidden Subjects was considered taboo for Catholics to print or read. The list was last published in...