Post tagged with World War II

  • Faith of a Child

    August 11th, 200909:58 AM ET
    By Larkin Spivey
    Norman English was seven years old in August 1940 and lived adjacent to a Royal Air Force base in England. Bombs fell from German aircraft on and around the base often as the anti-aircraft guns returned fire. To a child it was very exciting: "We used to sit on the fence for a grandstand view of the action! Until the adults came on the scene and se...

  • A Fathers' Day Message from World War II

    June 21st, 200901:53 PM ET
    By Larkin Spivey
    Jerry Oncken's father joined the Army in 1944, a few months after she was born. After basic training he was sent to the war zone in Italy where he served for two years. Jerry had memories of getting together with other service families and playing with the other children. She also remembered her mother's letters that she always sealed with a...

  • MEMORIAL DAY -- Remembering a Great Warrior for Christ

    May 22nd, 200909:50 AM ET
    By Larkin Spivey
    In my new daily devotional, Battlefields & Blessings: Stories of Faith and Courage from World War II, I was honored to be able to include several stories about a young British soldier from Scotland named Dan Snaddon. The reading for September 30th is as follows: Do We Believe in Prayer? Dan Snaddon grew up in a small town in Scotland, joined t...
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