SHADOWS IN JERICHO

INVICTUS  William Ernest Henley  Out of the night that covers me,  Black as the Pit from pole to pole,  I thank whatever gods may be  For my unconquerable soul.     In the fell clutch of circumstance  I have not winced nor cried aloud.  Under the bludgeonings of chance  My head is bloody, but unbowed.    

"Words are like a fire you can warm people with them, or you can burn people with them. Choose your words wisely."  -Randall Nelsen JAMES 3:1-12 3  My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment.  2  For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he  is  a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.  3  Indeed, we put bits in horses’ mouths that they may obey us, and we turn their whole body.  4  Look also at ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires.  5  Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles!  6  And the tongue  is  a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.  7  For every kind of beast and bird,

"Это было строго запрещено проповедовать другим заключенным. Было условлено, что тот, кто был пойман этом получил тяжелое избиение. Ряд из нас решили заплатить цену за привилегию проповеди, поэтому, мы приняли их [коммунисты '] условия. Это была сделка; мы проповедовали, и они били нас. Мы были счастливы проповедь. Они были счастливы нас бить, так что все были счастливы ".  - Ричард Вурмбранд, пытали Христа “It was strictly forbidden to preach to other prisoners. It was understood that whoever was caught doing this received a severe beating. A number of us decided to pay the price for the privilege of preaching, so we accepted their [the communists' ] terms. It was a deal; we preached and they beat us. We were happy preaching. They were happy beating us, so everyone was happy.”  ― Richard Wurmbrand, Tortured for Christ

"Как много тех, кто считают, что они христиане, и в действительности не являются, мы обнаружили, что среди россиян есть многие, кто считают, что они атеисты, но в действительности это не так." Пытали Христа "As there are many who believe they are Christians and in reality are not, we found that among the Russians there are many who believe they are atheists, but in reality they are not." Tortured For Christ