In this week's podcast, we explore the next sermon in the summer series of "Holy Disruptors: How Christian Saints, Prophets, and Mystics led in times of Difficulty".

On Sunday, August 3, 2025, the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Rev. Mark Burnham, Senior Pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church, Walnut Creek, CA, preached a sermon entitled, "Corrie Ten Boom: Prayer and Trust during Nazi Germany".

Scriptures

• First Reading – Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16
• Second Reading – Romans 8:31-39

Cornelia Arnolda Johanna "Corrie" ten Boom was a Dutch watchmaker and later a Christian writer and public speaker, who worked with her father, Casper ten Boom, her sister Betsie ten Boom and other family members to help many Jewish people escpae from the Nazis during the Holocaust in World War II by hiding them in her home.

Ten Boom's involvement in the Dutch resistance grew beyond gathering stolen ration cards and harboring Jews in her home. She soon became part of the Dutch underground resistance network and oversaw a network of smuggling Jews to safe places. All in all, it is estimated that around 800 Jews were saved by ten Boom's efforts.

Eventually, the ten Booms were caught, arrested, and sent to the Ravensbrück concentration camp. Her most famous book, The Hiding Place, is a biography that recounts the story of her family's efforts and how she found and shared hope in God while she was imprisoned at the concentration camp.

Thank you for listening. Join us next week on August 10 for the next sermon in this summer series.

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