Category Archives: history

Harry and Dagmar, our friends who have lived in Jerusalem the past twenty-three years, stayed with us this past week. They visited my classes one day and answered questions from high school students. We may reach conclusions on world politics … Continue reading →

As a young man, Dietrich Bonhoeffer became a teacher and leader in the Confessing Church of Germany. With increased persecution of Jews and rumors of plans to eliminate all disabled ‘weak’ German citizens, Dietrich urged Christians to understand they were … Continue reading →

“I am tormented even now by the thought that I didn’t do as you asked me as a matter of course. To be frank, I can’t think what made me behave as I did. How could I have been so … Continue reading →

A Charlie Brown Christmas came on television last week. You’ll remember in the story that Charlie Brown was so frustrated by the commercialism of Christmas that he wanted to take action. At Lucy’s advice, he tried to pull together a … Continue reading →

On March 20, 1815, the feared general Napoleon took power in Paris in what is known as the Hundred Days. Meanwhile 150,000 troops from five countries marched to end his rule. At the end of the hundred days, the famed … Continue reading →