Born in the Dutch settlement of Ulster County, Sojourner was named “Isabella” by her slave parents. She was sold for the first time at an auction when she was probably about nine years old. Isabella spoke Dutch as child and never learned to read and write. Though she learned to speak English later in life, she continued to speak with a Dutch accent. Isabella suffered the many hardships and indignities of slavery, passing from master... > Full Story

This is fourth in a four-part series for ministry leaders who feel wrung out, stressed out or burned out. Many churches are filled with worshippers who seek not intimacy with God,...

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Born: Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England 1829 The daughter of a coachbuilder, Catherine Mumford was a woman of considerable social conscience. When she met William Booth in 1852, she...

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Change is an inevitable part of life. We cannot stop change but we can decide how we will react to it. And how we react can make or break us. There is a race held each year in Australia...

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This is the third in a four-part series for ministry leaders who feel wrung out, stressed out or burned out. As a leader, have you ever tired of trudging through the heat and sand,...

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This is the second in a four-part series for ministry leaders who feel wrung out, stressed out or burned out. We who are leaders have a passionate zeal toward fulfilling our God-given...

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This is the first in a four-part series for ministry leaders who feel wrung out, stressed out or burned out. Why we need more than a calling For 30 years, my husband Bill and I...

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Kim Haller’s life seemed picture perfect – as a well-rounded teenager, she won a teen beauty pageant, and eventually went on to marry a professional hockey player, with whom...

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By Dr. Bruce Gordon I am sitting in a hotel lobby writing these words. The atmosphere is one of dark paneled wood, comfortable lounge chairs and a view you would die for, looking...

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A co-worker recently crept into my office. Judging by the look on her face, and the way she quickly and quietly closed my door, I knew she was about to gossip.

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