Find a Verse and Put Your Name in It
But dawn came, her prayers unanswered, she gripped her bags and trudged toward the riverfront. Continue reading Find a Verse and Put Your Name in It
But dawn came, her prayers unanswered, she gripped her bags and trudged toward the riverfront. Continue reading Find a Verse and Put Your Name in It
The middle-aged American Indian who rose to speak knew that the eternal happiness of his tribe depended on his faithful witness. He chose words to persuade them. “You all know me,” he said and his listeners nodded in agreement. Oakerhater … Continue reading Indian Warrior Followed New Captain
Felix refused. “I have Bibles,” he said, “but I will not surrender them.” Continue reading Two Martyrs
Levi (Matthew) wasn’t the only tax collector… Continue reading A Hymnbook Under His Arm
When 10-year-old Charles IX became king of France in 1560, his mother, Catherine de Medici, seized power as queen regent then tried to stabilize her religiously divided country. She tilted first toward Protestants then toward Catholics. Skirmishes broke out; and … Continue reading Bartholomew’s Day
Giuliano della Rovere began climbing the ecclesiastical ladder as a youth, aided by his uncle, Pope Sixtus IV. In 1503 Giuliano himself became Pope Julius II. He secured his office by promising the cardinals to seek their advice on important … Continue reading The Warrior Pope
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