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Book Openers: Want to Shock Your Atheist Family? Convert to Christianity

September 25, 2009 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

By Barbara Falconer Newhall

When Samir Selmanovic converted to Christianity as a young soldier in the Yugoslav army, his Croatian family – especially his father – was heartbroken. “They hired top psychiatrists to talk to me,” Selmanovic said.

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I Confess. In 2020, I Washed the Potatoes. With Soap

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It was April, 2020. The pandemic was underway and you couldn’t be too careful about what you let into your house, including your groceries. Which is why I washed the potatoes, with soap.  Read more.

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