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From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler
E. L. Konigsberg From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler is set in modern times in the city of New York. Konigsberg chose that setting because the crowd is large there and it would be easy there to get lost. The characters Claudia and Jamie are children who get into a good relationship…
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Lew Wallace “”They took him last night, and tried him,” the man continued. “At dawn they led him before Pilate. Twice the Roman denied his guilt; twice he refused to give him over. At last he washed his hands, and said, ‘Be it upon you then;’ and they answered–” “Who answered?” “They–the priests and people–‘His…
A Closer Walk With God: Daily Readings from Matthew Henry
Compiled by Martin Manser “Paul directs Timothy to what he had learnt out of the holy Scriptures: ‘Continue thou in the things which thou hast learned’ (2 Timothy 3:14). It is not enough to learn that which is good, but we must continue in it, and persevere in it to the end. What we have…
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Confessions
Aurelius Augustine When you became a Christian, did you begin to confess your sin? What about your past sins? Did you confess the sins of your childhood? Did you confess the sins you committed as a baby? Well, that’s exactly what St Augustine did, and not only secretly to God, but he wrote a whole…
The Shining Sword
Charles G Coleman Have you ever thought about what it would be like to be able to actually wear the whole Armour of God: swing the Sword of the Spirit, protect yourself with the Shield of Faith, and call out to God in prayer? Well, I did not either until I read The Shining Sword,…