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Father Damien

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 24 of my most recent book, Christ’s Faithful Servants: Leprosy was unknown in Hawaii until 1835, when a woman on the island of Kauai was diagnosed with it. It was probably brought from China. The disease spread rapidly, and by 1863 it had Read more…

By DonDavidson, ago

The Magi

I’ve seen many Christmas pageants and Nativity scenes in my time, and most depict the newborn baby Jesus in a manger surrounded by Joseph, Mary, farm animals, shepherds, and three kings bringing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. There’s no harm in that, but historians and biblical scholars say that’s Read more…

By DonDavidson, ago