“Do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?” asked two of Jesus’ newly appointed followers. He was heading to Jerusalem…
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“Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” is one of my all-time favorite Christmas carols. And not just for Felix Mendelssohn’s brilliant score. The lyrics, penned by…
We moderns have no sense of history. We think Jesus came and, presto, his followers took over the world. No time flat. There was no…
Kim and I love to read. True story: when we were courting (you couldn’t call it dating when you lived 2,000 miles apart), communication was…
“Over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house we go.” This poem, published 180 years ago and later turned into song, sums up…