We called them ldquo Lightning Bugs rdquo though I think we might also have said ldquo Fireflies rdquo Hard to remember It rsquo s been half a century since I went hunting for them They rsquo d appear this time of the year flickering above the grass of the lawn as the last light of a long
This is the nineteenth entry in the Bible Junkies Online Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles This entry begins Stephen rsquo s speech before the council For previous entries please now go to the Complete Acts of the Apostle Commentary where you can find links to each of the entries updated aft
Ireland in the 1980s a young Father Odran Yates can rsquo t contain the respect which his clerical collar garners Boarding a train walking through all of its cars he resigns himself to standing near the door ldquo Anthony rdquo said a middle-age woman with an old-fashioned beehive hairdo who
Two hundred years ago this week the Duke of Wellington rsquo s dispatch was terse not triumphal T he enemy made a desperate effort with cavalry and infantry supported by the fire of artillery to force our left centre near the farm of La Haye Sainte which after a severe contest was defeated
At the order ldquo Let the execution begin rdquo a syringe full of midazolam was injected into Clayton Lockett rsquo s groin but the IV dislodged and the sedative was pumped into the prisoner rsquo s tissue instead of his vein Lockett remained alert He licked his lips and blinked The execut
My nephew has a tattoo Perhaps more than one but as I pause to picture I can clearly remember only the one It rsquo s a simple gothic cross running the length of his right bicep Although we live a little less distant than a two-hour car drive we dwell in different worlds He rsquo s just un