Proud, strong, well prepared. An assignment almost beneath him, until the instant he hit rock bottom. What just happened?  And how will this play out? To read more, for free, go to Guarding a Rock and a Corpse. This is another work of historical fiction from the series Percipient Witnesses. This story takes only about 5-8 … Continue reading Ordered To Guard a Corpse →

If you stumbled upon one of the Percipient Witnesses stories, please be aware that this is part of a set. The full list, in chronological order, can be found at: Witness List These short stories take about 4-12 minutes to read. Several have recordings so you can listen too. I invite you to start anywhere on … Continue reading How Many Stories Are There In This Series? →

It was his job to dispatch criminals, but he never commanded an execution quite like this one. Some say he was special. Who was this one? And why is he really here? To read (and/or listen) to more, for free, go to Execution at The Skull This is another work of historical fiction from the series … Continue reading Lifted Up on The Pole →

Once you get power, you hold onto it - any way you can. Being top dog has its advantages, unless you are Pontius Pilate, and you are supposed to judge the one they call The Son of God. Perhaps the tail wags this dog, or perhaps another wind sets his course. To read (and/or listen) … Continue reading Pilate’s Iron Fist Bends →

How could he possibly say that!? I would not deny him even once, let alone three times!  I am all in! To read (and/or listen) to more, for free, go to Campout in the Courtyard This is another work of historical fiction from the series Percipient Witnesses. This story takes only about 5-8 minutes to read … Continue reading Under Cover →

Jesus draws quite a crowd! But as hostess, Martha can handle this, with the help of her sister Mary. To read (and/or listen) to more, for free, go to Alive! This is another work of historical fiction from the series Percipient Witnesses. This story takes only about 5-8 minutes to read from start to finish.

Jesus draws quite a crowd! But as hostess, Martha can handle this, with the help of her sister Mary. To read (and/or listen) to more, for free, go to Alive! This is another work of historical fiction from the series Percipient Witnesses. This story takes only about 5-8 minutes to read from start to finish.

You follow the rules, though it’s never good enough.  You make the required journey. Once you get there, someone says your best lamb is not good enough, so you wait in line to buy one from the priests, which they say is guaranteed to be acceptable to God. Then you see a prophet who turns … Continue reading Sacrifices: The Ritual and It’s Culmination →

We have seen and heard some remarkable things. This will be the 3rd Passover celebration for our itinerant rabbi and prophet that causes a stir. The last two years he performed miracles that defied human explanation. This time he seems even more popular with the people, especially since Lazarus walked out of that tomb. Even … Continue reading Kingdom Come: A Journey to Mount Zion →

Speaker Chris Brooks, who lives in Metro Detroit, provides an illustration that goes pretty much like this (if I remember it correctly): An elderly man was quite concerned about his wife’s failing hearing which he reasoned had been getting worse over the past year or so. He consulted with a hearing specialist to learn what … Continue reading Honey, What’s For Dinner? →