Daily Archives: July 24, 2015

Lest, When I Have Preached To Others, I Myself Should Become Disqualified

1 Corinthians 9:24-27 gives one of Paul’s characteristic statements on his concern about being disqualified: “Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you … Continue reading

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Today In History: On July 23, 1940, The United States Denied The Legitimacy Of The Soviet Takeover Of The Baltic States

On July 23, 1940, the State Department of the United States issued the following statement about the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, which was arranged as part of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact of 1939 that divided up Eastern Europe … Continue reading

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