"To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable:" (Luke 18:9, NIV2)This parable is a revelation for anyone who thinks of himself as better than everyone else."Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a...
"They came to Capernaum. When he was safe at home, he asked them, 'What were you discussing on the road?' The silence was deafening-they had been arguing with one another over who among them was greatest." (Mark 9:34, MSG)Imagine the arguments that were flying during...
Dr. Krediet, aged 60 years old, was quite popular in the Dachau Concentration Camp. Not only was he a specialist in typhus fever, which was often an occurrence in Dachau, he was also very compassionate, always thinking of others first. Whenever an epidemic broke out,...
"Meetings for this, meetings for that. I hate them! You've worn me out! I'm sick of your religion, religion, religion, while you go right on sinning. When you put on your next prayer-performance, I'll be looking the other way. No matter how long or loud or often you...
"What is truth?" (John 18:38a, NIV2)Wilhelm Hosenfeld, a hero of World War I, joined the Nazi party in 1935. He was excited about what the future would hold. As an officer, he was assigned to Warsaw throughout World War II, and he was proud of this assignment.One day,...
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." (Matt 7:1-2, NIV2)During World War I, who would we judge to be utterly despicable? Most would have an...
"I've had it with you! You're hopeless, you Pharisees! Frauds! You keep meticulous account books, tithing on every nickel and dime you get, but manage to find loopholes for getting around basic matters of justice and God's love. Careful bookkeeping is commendable, but...