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87-year-old woman fights off intruder, then feeds him: Embracing the power of stories

The Daily Article

The Denison Forum

Christianity, Daily News, News, Religion & Spirituality

4.9576 Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Marjorie Perkins, 87, fought off a teenage intruder who’d struck her. Then, when the teen said he was “awfully hungry,” she fed him—and then called 911. Such a dramatic story, which has made Marjorie “a bit of an international celebrity” according to The Associated Press, reminds us of the power of stories. And for Christians, the power of our story in accepting and following Christ is essential to seeing our culture experience genuine moral and spiritual transformation.

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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today. Good day. It's Monday, August the 7th, 2023. I'm Chris Elkins with the Denison Forum,

0:57.3

narrating today's daily article podcast written by Dr. Jim Denison.

1:02.2

Marjorie Perkins, an 87-year-old woman in Maine, awoke at 2 a.m. on July the 26th to find a man

1:08.9

standing over her bed. He told her he was going to cut her,

1:12.5

but she fought back, putting a chair between them as he struck her on the cheek and the forehead.

1:17.8

Then the teenager headed for the kitchen, telling her he was awfully hungry. So she gave him a box of

1:24.1

peanut butter and honey crackers, two protein drinks, and two tangerines. She then called

1:29.8

911 on her rotary phone as the intruder left. Police quickly found the man and charged him

1:35.9

with several crimes. According to the Associated Press, her story made her a bit of an international

1:42.8

celebrity. Shifting gears, Richard L. Hassan claims

1:46.4

in Slate that last week's federal indictment, a former president, Donald Trump, is perhaps the

1:52.9

most important indictment ever handed down to safeguard American democracy and the rule of law

1:58.3

in any U.S. court against anyone.

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