The Hand Corrie ten Boom Could Not Shake
In 1947, Corrie ten Boom stood in a church basement in Munich, face to face with a man she recognized immediately. He had been a...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Matthew 5:21-37.
In 1947, Corrie ten Boom stood in a church basement in Munich, face to face with a man she recognized immediately. He had been a guard at Ravensbruck, the concentration camp where her sister Betsie had died. He did not recognize Corrie. He had just listened to her speak about God's forgiveness, and now he extended his hand. "Will you forgive me?"…
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