FRANCH LOESCH

"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen." - Winston Churchill

In the prohibition years, Capone's rule was absolute. The local and state police and even the Federal Bureau of Investigation were afraid to oppose him. But single handedly, Frank Loesch, as a Christian layman organized the Chicago Crime Commission, a group of citizens who were determined to take Mr. Capone to court and put him away. Loesch wasn't a very imposing looking man, but in Chicago he was a living legend. He was the man who had stood up to Al Capone. During the months that the Crime Commission met, Frank Loesch's life was in constant danger. There were threats on the lives of his family and friends. But he never wavered. Ultimately he won the case against Capone and was the instrument for removing this blight from the city of Chicago. Frank Loesch had risked his life to live out

THE CUP, BLOOD AND SACRIFICE

"This meal is for sinners only." - David Watson

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Believers in Christ have been given the Lord’s Supper as a reminder of what our freedom from sin cost the Lord Jesus Christ. As we partake of the bread and the cup, we fulfill the command to, "do this in remembrance of Me." But in the sober celebration of the sacrifice of Christ there is joy: we need not leave our remembrances at the Lord’s table.

On October 17, 2013 Erin Green gave birth to her first child - a healthy baby girl. But soon afterward, Erin developed a rare condition called disseminated Intravascular coagulation (DIC) that kept blood from clotting normally. DIC has a high mortality rate and is difficult to control. Erin lost over three liters of blood and was in the OR for more than three grueling hours, while physicians tried to stop the bleeding. She received twelve units of blood, 6 units of fresh frozen plasma, and 2 units of platelets before she finally became stable and the bleeding was controlled. Erin believed that Jesus Christ sacrificed His