Emphasis Preaching Journal
There was a time in...
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There was a time in the Battle of Britain when things looked dark indeed for the British people. London was being bombed daily. The courage of the citizenry seemed to be wearing thin. Rumors abounded that Hitler was on the verge of invading. Just as the situation seemed most desperate, Churchill called a meeting of his most trusted advisers. He laid out for them the stark facts: their nation stood alone, and resources were running out. The room fell silent before the prime minister’s gloomy appraisal. Some government ministers appeared to be on the verge of giving up.