A Current from Shoulder to Hand
In 1947, Corrie ten Boom stood in a church basement in Munich, Germany, having just spoken about God's forgiveness to a nation crushed by guilt....
This is a contemporary on forgiveness and faith, drawing on Matthew 6:14-15.
In 1947, Corrie ten Boom stood in a church basement in Munich, Germany, having just spoken about God's forgiveness to a nation crushed by guilt. A man approached — hand extended. She recognized him at once: a former guard at Ravensbrück, the concentration camp where her sister Betsie had died on December 16, 1944. "You mentioned Ravensbrück," he said. "I was a guard there.…
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