An Unforgettable Evening
Even though the enduring and grinding poverty created a cloud of sadness that touched Emma’s heart, it did not crush her spirit.
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Beth Lantinga
- Sep 24, 2020
- 5 min
An Unexpected Day
The real victims were the spies and those who tortured. They are the ones who lost their souls.
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Beth Lantinga
- Sep 17, 2020
- 5 min
In the Gulag Archipelago
To understand Gulacsy’s camp life more fully, one only needs to read Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
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Beth Lantinga
- Sep 8, 2020
- 5 min
Rev. Gulacsy - Arrested
The first Gulacsy story ended rather precipitously, it does continue for a few installments.
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Beth Lantinga
- Sep 3, 2020
- 3 min
Tyranny and Trust: Meet Lajos Gulacsy
Meet Lajos Gulacsy, another Reformed pastor who survived Soviet hospitality.
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Beth Lantinga
- Aug 20, 2020
- 5 min
Kolyma Stories
I must have absorbed fear from conversations at home because, as a child the word Siberia made me shiver.
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Beth Lantinga
- Aug 17, 2020
- 3 min
A Shelter in the Time of Storm
Early in the conversation Dolorosa told us that Psalm 16, sung and preached in church, led to her confession of faith.
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Beth Lantinga
- Aug 12, 2020
- 4 min
Abiding Faith
When I met the Horkasy in 2003, a spirit of peace and joy filled their small sitting room.
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Beth Lantinga
- Aug 6, 2020
- 4 min
A Discovery of Faith
It was during my initial visit to Ukraine in 1998 that I first heard about gulag workers.
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Beth Lantinga
- Aug 3, 2020
- 4 min
Goodbye Romania - Almost
Zeitgeist – this term, popular when I was in college decades ago, was applied to this post by someone near and dear to me.
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Beth Lantinga
- Jul 25, 2020
- 5 min
Klara Dobri - Hero of Faith
To her children and many who knew her, Klara Dobri was an unsung hero.
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Beth Lantinga
- Jul 21, 2020
- 4 min
Why the Genevan Psalter?
A few days ago, an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal cited the Genevan Psalms sung by Reformed Christians as an example of the...
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Beth Lantinga
- Jul 17, 2020
- 5 min
Let God Arise
In this post, Visky alludes to the church's troubles, but ends with final words of hope and trust.
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Beth Lantinga
- Jul 13, 2020
- 3 min
Bread in the Wilderness
Some of you may remember playwright Andras Visky’s year-long residence at Calvin College’s theater department. At that time in 2004, one...
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Beth Lantinga
- Jul 7, 2020
- 3 min
Abide in Me, and I in You
Visky’s reminder to rest in God’s care is a much needed comfort.
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