“If America is to have any hope for the future, the men of the church need to humble themselves and return to their ‘first love.’” The Christian classic, The Pilgrim’s Progress, written by John Bunyan in 1678, is an allegory that influenced more writers than any other work except the Bible. In the “dream,” “Christian,”…
“You.” It’s an inconsequential pronoun in the English language. About the only time it really stands out is in the murder mystery movies. “You” with an exclamation mark conveys one type of emotion. “You” with a question mark conveys another emotion. “You” with a period just falls flat. Recently, I was listening to my pastor…
“A-h-h-h-h! It feels so good to get this pack off my back,” I whined as I eased down to the ground. “At least it’s not raining,” someone offered. It was late 1970, and we were operating in the Que Son Mountains in South Vietnam. The monsoon season was raging, and to be resupplied, we had…
