The crowd jostled each other as they tried to find an advantageous spot to watch the proceedings. The first part of the mob had gathered after dark – supposedly as a government and religion-sanctioned army to bring in a prisoner. The motley group increased in number and volume as they ...

The priest dug feverishly! Time was short! He wanted to bury everything of value to him that would likely be destroyed by fire. In the distance, not far to the southwest, he could see the fiery crimson of flames lifting high to the sky, and they headed toward his town ...

Job 38:22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? Snow is starting to pile up as I sit down to write. Watching the powdery, somewhat wet snowflakes floating down to the earth is fascinating. There are small occasional flakes (flurries), larger ones, and huge flakes, which come down ...

At Cardiac Therapy today, I was asked, “What are your plans for the new year?”. Without thinking, I answered, “To live.” I was immediately ashamed of my answer and later tried to correct it. My goal is not just “to live.” There is much more to life for a Christian ...

I thought I would never have to pray for a white Christmas in North Wisconsin. But I did. There was always a Christmas vacation from school. The most important activities during the Christmas season were outdoors: tobogganing, sledding, skating with a fire beside the rink, and outdoor youth parties with ...