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After one day at the Missionary Training Center, I'm feeling joyful. It's hard to describe what it's like to sit in a room with about 200...

A millennium ago, families set out in their long canoes across the sea, travelling (assumably) from Fiji, going almost due south. With...

My friend, Brenda Ong is from Taiwan. She told me that there are very many traditions and legends in Chinese culture with clear ties to...

A Children's Christmas Story by Beth M. Stephenson Painting:"A Snowy Christmas Tree" by Beth M. Stephenson Both the image and story are...

When I finish with the current novel I'm writing, the next one is going to be set in the little Bavarian town of Rothenburg ob der...

Though this is primarily a history blog, I thought my readers might be interested in some things we learned regarding Israel the last...

D-day finally came. June 6 1944 8 allied nations united to end the Nazi tyranny over Europe and hopefully put a quick end to the war. (Be...

First off, 'Pasty' rhymes with 'nasty' NOT Hasty. This is the second half of one purchased in Michigan's upper peninsula In the town of...

She was born into slavery and named Araminta Ross. By the time she was 5 years old, she was rented out to other slave owners as a house...

Thanks so much to Linda Pennell for inviting me to be a guest writer on her website, History Imagined. I think you'll love it. It's an...

Early in June, we were in Galilee, Israel. Several years ago, the region was in a terrible drought and the levels of the Sea of Galilee...

Life is full of unexpected delights. When our youngest son, Thomas finished his two year church mission in the Salt Lake west mission...

One of the little-known perks of being a columnist is that sometimes communities will invite you to come see what they have to offer...

I suppose I expected a palace stuffed with looted treasure. Surely a man intending to build the ultimate society would have his hideout...

The road wound around wooded mountains, past tranquil lakes and cascading streams. Our destination was Predjama Castle. Home of the...

Poland is covered in Walnut trees, If a field is left fallow very long, the farmer must root out the young walnuts that the birds will...

I thought my daughter in law was going to faint when she encountered Roman toilets with no seats on a recent trip. I explained that the...

Sometimes we all need to set aside the electronics, mute the phone, get some exercise and just go revel in God's beautiful gift to His...

A few summers back, we were visiting Fort McHenry which is the birth place of our National Anthem. The story of our flag is probably a...

We've all had that boo-hoo moment when the book we eagerly anticipated reading goes south. With historical fiction, it's always either a...