Mulkey, Mill Creek and Free-Town

Founded, divided and freed: three words to describe the history of those who first gathered around a fresh water spring flowing from the ground in the south central hills of Kentucky. John Mulkey brought them into this part of the “Old West,” coming from...

Howard Finster, Man of Visions

“I was a farmer,” Howard said to a friend. “I could plow, cultivate, plant, gather, and preserve; all it took to be a farmer. But I finally quit.” It wasn’t the last thing that Howard Finster quit on his journey from country preacher to...

Christian Books Take Over the Market

I have some good news and some sad news. First, the good news: Publishers Weekly announced that two Christian books were the top fiction and non-fiction books in the industry in 2001. It is the first time this has ever happened. First, the good news: Publishers Weekly...

Can I Give a Witness on Behalf of Roman Catholics?

There is much discouraging news for Roman Catholics. Pope John Paul II is frail and faltering; the Benedictine Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is under siege; an embarrassing and expensive scandal has engulfed the church in America. Pope John Paul II is frail and...