Eighty years ago today during the Battle of Okinawa, an infantry regiment of the US Army attacked Maeda Escarpment–a long, steep slope at the edge of a 400-ft cliff. It was a brutal battle for both sides. To defend the escarpment,also known as Hacksaw Ridge, the enemy troops hunkered down in a network of caves…
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Holy Week: Palm Sunday
Let Him Enter Your Life On the fifth day before Passover, Jesus rode into Jerusalem through the eastern gate as prophesied by Ezekiel (Ezekiel 44:1-3) and on a donkey as was prophesied (see Zechariah 9:9). The people recognized Him as their King–the Son of David–and they shouted “Hosanna,” and placed their clothes and palm branches…
The Day I Lost My Grasp on Salvation
Dave is a friend of mine. I share this for two reasons: 1) I completely relate to his experiences as I also served as a missionary in Italy a few years before Dave did and 2) because he beautifully encapsulates something I wished I had learned much earlier in my life–that is: we don’t have…