By Lewis Willis Folks, it is evident that much of our society has lost or willfully abandoned the ability to be ashamed. It appears that people will do almost anything these days and never perceive that such is a shame to themselves. Who among us has not been repulsed at the flaunting by gays and lesbians …
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A Biographical Sketch: Norman Vincent Peale
By Daniel W. Petty Norman Vincent Peale was born in 1898 in rural Bowersville, Ohio, the son of a Methodist preacher. After graduating from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio in 1920, Peale began working for a newspaper, his first interest being in journalism. In a year he had decided instead to pursue a career in …
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A Biographical Sketch: Pat Robertson
By Steve Wolfgang Marion G. “Pat” Robertson is probably best known now for his political aspirations as a candidate for the Presidency in 1988. In many ways, that is his natural habitat. Born March 22, 1930, the son of a former U.S. Senator from Virginia, A. Willis Robertson, Pat seemed to be on a programmed political …
Typical Fund Raising Letters
Recently I wrote a note to several TV evangelists asking that my name be added to their mailing list to receive whatever free publications they distribute. Since then, I have been receiving fund raising letters from every evangelist I wrote. Here are a couple of samples of what I am receiving: This touching story I’m …