Back in 1738, London’s main prison was called Newgate. Charles Wesley (later to be the great Christian hymn writer) frequently went there, preaching to those prisoners sentenced to death. On one occasion Charles was even locked in overnight in order to pray with and comfort prisoners.
In his Journal, Wesley tells about a poor man who was condemned to die for his many crimes. Wesley told him of “o...
2. Till Death Do Us Part?
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Frank S. Mead
Many are aware of former president Jimmy Carter’s commitment to marriage. He is reported to have sent a memo to his aides suggesting that any who were “living in sin” should become formally attached. Even he, however, had some fun with the wedding vows.
When his former speech writer, Rick Hertzberg, married Michele Slung, Mr. Carter edited the vows in the marriage service as if it were a speech H...
