History, Real Life and Faith
I got a story idea this morning on the way to church. It hit me and came in only three blocks (my husband was driving). Writers always get asked where story ideas come from. This is an example of how my brain worked this very morning. Driving along and letting my brain roam. Seeing something odd–in this case a man…
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Who was more shocked, Saul or Ananias after that fateful trip to Damascus? Both of them displayed shock, faith and courage in following what God had just dumped into their lives. For his part, Saul/Paul of Tarsus was on a zealous mission to defend the God whom he believed members of The Way–Christians–were blaspheming. He had received warrants to arrest those infidels,…
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Just who was the Apostle Paul of the New Testament? I’m leading a Bible study this spring on Paul’s character and after examining the New Testament itself, I’ve been poking around the Internet. I’ve been surprised. His parents named him Saul, which means “prayed for.” It ranslates to Paul in Latin. Since Saul was a Roman citizen, he used the names…
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Zeppelins were important to the German army during World War I. They used them as a terror weapon against civilians. They also used them, some, to actually fight, but not much. Mostly, they were aimed at innocent civilians. Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin was the inventor circa 1874 in Germany, making a “rigid” airship. With the idea patented in 1895, Zeppelins began…
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I’ve just found a map that makes everything clear. I’ve only been trying to figure out the location of the YMCA camp at Zeitoun, Egypt to to the nearby ANZAC army camp for three years. Today, while I was hunting “Suez Canal Authority Headquarters Ismailia WWI,” on Google, it turned up. The map has nothing to do with what I hunted,…
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Every year on “Holy Saturday,” I wonder what Jesus was doing. We finished Good Friday with a somber Tenebrae service, which usually leaves me silent and reflective. I know the hallelujahs, white lilies and terrific music of Easter Sunday are coming. (Along with breaking my annual chocolate fast with . . . plenty) But Holy Saturday catches me with melancholy surprise, plus lots…
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