Christmas Around the World
Merry Christmas! I don’t know about you, but I love to learn about how others celebrate Christmas around the world. Traditions and memories are important. It’s part of who we are. It’s what we do. While I was… Read More
Tag: biographical-historical
Who Was Desmond Doss?
When we think of conscientious objectors, Desmond Doss might come to mind. That is, if you read his story or saw the movie, Hacksaw Ridge. Sometimes we mention the movie about Desmond Doss when we talk about our… Read More
Being a Conscientious Objector in the USA
Kalman Hartig presented his assertion to the draft board that he was a conscientious objector. In communist Yugoslavia in the 1950s, that meant he was immediately handcuffed and thrown in a prison cell, even when he was willing… Read More
A Testimony to Moral Courage
FOREWARD Near the Danube Bridge offers a sweeping saga – at once intimate in its focus on family and on the central figure of the faithful Seventh-day Adventist Kalman – and broad as it offers readers a clear… Read More
From Memorial Day to Father’s Day
From Memorial Day to Father’s Day May ended with Memorial Day and June gives us pause to honor our fathers both dead and alive, who have lived remarkable lives and continue to give reasons to contemplate fatherhood. Kalman is… Read More
Near the Danube Bridge is Winner for Best Biography!
We received an award for Best Biography last November in Phoenix, Arizona, from International Impact Book Awards. It was a most memorable event and we also discovered that many people have trouble pronouncing Danube. Despite that little mishap,… Read More