Beth LantingaMar 3, 20217 minDaniel, the Bishop, and ForgivenessOf all the stories from 2003, this one best reveals a quality that marked the men and women we interviewed, a spirit of forgiveness and...
Beth LantingaFeb 25, 20215 minDaniel and Three Men of the ClothIn this blog post, Daniel Szabo reflects on Janos Peter and Tibor Bartha, bishops in Debrecen, Hungary’s Reformed “Jerusalem.” Szabo also...
Beth LantingaFeb 7, 20216 minIlona Racsok - Chemist and PastorAt the end of his life, Jozsef Berenyi saw reasons for hope, and one sign was his daughter, Ilona Racsok. Only after the changes of 1989...
Beth LantingaJan 27, 20214 minHonored Preacher - Country ParsonBerenyi's story reflects the relentless pressure on the Christian church during communist days.
Beth LantingaJan 20, 20216 minLiving in a Materialist WorldThe new year is upon us with all its complications, hopes, and fears. I want to wish all my readers many blessed moments of daily...
Beth LantingaDec 18, 20206 minJozsef Berenyi - Renewed Jozsef Berenyi, a retired pastor whose story revealed the unsettling reality that Reformed church leaders willingly chose to collaborate.
Beth LantingaDec 8, 20205 minOver the Border And Into Ukraine. For Daniel, trust was not an abstract concept, but something he put into practice.
Beth LantingaDec 1, 20206 minInto the UndergroundIt’s all right to cry, but we may not stop with the crying; we must also work. The Lord helped me commit myself to underground work.
Beth LantingaNov 24, 20206 minAnd Then the PoliceUnfortunately, the police were interested in me and my writings; I was arrested and interrogated in Debrecen for about a year.
Beth LantingaNov 17, 20207 minA Change of PlansI felt during this writing that God really filled me up with an inner joy.
Beth LantingaNov 11, 20206 minDaniel Szabo: Seminary RebelThough some professors and students were silenced out of fear, the spirit of the revolution continued to ferment in seminaries.
Beth LantingaNov 2, 20208 minThe Student World of Daniel SzaboTo understand the context of Daniel Szabo’s story, I went back to, The Lean Years, a small book by Gyula Gombos, a Hungarian Reformed...
Beth LantingaOct 17, 20205 minA Reluctant Seminarian"I remembered the way my family behaved . . . not compelled to act in reaction . . . but to look out for those in need. "
Beth LantingaOct 12, 20207 minThe Formation of a Preacher's KidWe were not thinking about political movements, but about communities, persecuted people, poor people, needy situations . . .
Beth LantingaOct 7, 20204 minA CIRCLE OF FAITH This post marks a shift away from Romania and Ukraine to Hungary and the testimonies of Daniel Szabo and Joszef Berenyi.