It took two years before I was able to do it, but I finally flew on the JU-52. (more…)

Have you ever been asked the question, "Why don't you celebrate Jesus' resurrection?" That question was once the reaction to my comment that I do not celebrate Easter. The other person assumed that Jesus' resurrection wasn't all that important for me. (more…)

Did you know that one of the books of the New Testament is like a letter from death row? It is the apostle Paul's second epistle to Timothy. Paul had been arrested, most likely as a result of the Christian persecution initiated by the Roman emperor Nero in 64 A.D. (more…)

On the day of Pentecost in 31 A.D. the apostle Peter gave a sermon that convicted many of his listeners: "Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them" (Acts 2:41). Those first Christians didn't just accept Peter's word on that day, "they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers" (verse 42). (more…)