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This is a rewrite of an earlier article. I took out all the parts that I now have reason to doubt were true. But I didn't want to scrub...

It's a woman's prerogative to change my mind. I promised to write about the inspiring efforts the people of this district are making to...

This was a week of extreme contrasts. We've seen transcendent love and the depths of human depravity. From the Genocide Memorial on...

After encountering 9 roadblocks, off-roading on dirt roads, driving over a rice paddy, seeing a rural market in full swing and thousands...

This is called Agatogo. It's a stew made with plantains , other vegetables and some meat. The concept is great, but I'm guessing that the...

After 24 hours of travel, the jet landed smoothly. At 8:00 p.m. it's fully dark. The steps rolled up to the front and back doors and we...

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...