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Just This Week I Read Of The Story Of A Danish ...
Contributed by John Williams Iii on Aug 30, 2002 (message contributor)
Just this week I read of the story of a Danish noblewoman, namely Baroness Blixen whose character was made known in the movie Out Of Africa. She lived in Kenya as the owner of a large Coffee plantation. There was a tribe known as the Kikuyu tribe that Blixen had grown to love. Some of the Kikuyu lived on a part of the plantation. As a result of financial obstacles that followed World War I, Blixen lost the plantation as well as that part of the plantation where the Kikuyu lived. The new land owner was not concerned with anything but the land. This lack of concern meant that the Kikuyu would be a tribe without a home. Blixen lacked the money to buy back the land that she had lost. She then tried to take her cause to preserve the land of the Kikuyu tribe before government agencies but to no avail. The movie Out Of Africa, then depicts her passion and compassion for the Kikuyu tribe at a reception of the new Governor of Kenya. She was shameless in her endeavor as she disregarded “protocol” bypassing others in the crowd until at last she went to the Governor himself , fell on her knees, grabbing the governor’s hand as she pleaded for the Kikuyu. Guests who seemed to be embarrassed by her actions tried to get her up as continued to persist that the governor look into the matter as she asked for him to give her his word. It was then that the Governor’s wife stood up and stated, “You have mine” (word). She succeeded. (Douglas F. Kelly. If God Already Knows, Why Pray? Brentwood: Wolgemuth & Hyatt, Publishers, 1989, pp. 155-156).
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John Was A Very Lonely, Wealthy Old Man. He Had ... PRO
Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jun 20, 2005
John was a very lonely, wealthy old man. He had worked hard all his life and built a great business and made loads of money. But, he was all alone. One Sunday evening as he was talking a walk to clear his head, he was drawn to a church where he heard wonderful, joyous music. It was a spiritual ...read more
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A Wealthy Man Was Taking A Cruise When Suddenly ... PRO
Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jun 20, 2005
A wealthy man was taking a cruise when suddenly the announcement came that the ship was sinking. The man took his sack of gold coins around his waist and jumped overboard trying to swim to safety. Unfortunately, the weight of the coins ...read more
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Obedience Doesn't Allow You To Decide What You ...
Contributed by Stephan Brown on Nov 16, 2004
Obedience doesn’t allow you to decide what you will and won’t obey. The Words of Christ are not suggestions or advice: ...read more
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Gordon Macdonald, A Christian Author Once Said ...
Contributed by Jared Schroeder on Oct 1, 2004
Gordon MacDonald, a Christian author once said this, “The world can do almost anything as well as or even better than the church. You need not be a Christian to build houses, feed the hungry, or heal the ...read more
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People Refuse To Believe That Which They Don't ...
Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Oct 18, 2004
People refuse to believe that which they don’t want to believe, in spite of evidence. When explorers first went to Australia they found a mammal which laid eggs; spent some time in water, some on land; had a broad, flat tail, webbed feet, and a bill similar to a duck. Upon their return to England, ...read more
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