One of the great examples of forgiveness in our time comes from Corrie ten Boom, the Dutch Christian woman who, during the Second World War, was arrested by the Nazis for harboring Jews. She was ...
The Economic Times: Quote of the day by Corrie Ten Boom: ‘When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don’t…’ a message of courage, hope and having faith in the darkest hours
Born in 1892 in Haarlem, Netherlands, Corrie Ten Boom was raised in a deeply religious family that valued compassion, equality, and service. While working with her father in the family watch shop, she ...
Quote of the day by Corrie Ten Boom: ‘When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don’t…’ a message of courage, hope and having faith in the darkest hours
- “Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.” This observation, attributed to Corrie ten Boom, sparked my curiosity about her. “The Hiding Place,” her memoir ...
The following story is excerpted from Corrie ten Boom’s “I’m Still Learning to Forgive.” Corrie survived the Nazi concentration camp, but her sister, Betsie, did not. “It was in a church in Munich ...
Jewish Journal: The True Story of World War II Heroine Corrie Ten Boom
The closing pages of The Watchmaker’s Daughter feature a confrontation so improbable that it seems the stuff of fiction. Having survived World War II, Dutch Resistance heroine Corrie ten Boom finds ...
Chicago Tribune: Column: Aurora woman works to bring story of World War II heroine Corrie ten Boom to life