It was a bright and cold December morning and I was up to my elbows in bread dough when my doorbell rang. The dog barked at full volume, and my preschool daughter zipped past me as I brushed the flour from my hands and followed her to the door. There waited a tall, professionally dressed, blond young woman, smiling confidently as if she were arriving for a job interview. She … [Read more...]

Almost everybody has been visited at home by Jehovah's Witnesses, and most people probably wouldn't hesitate to call the group crazy. It's difficult to reach any other conclusion when they start conversations with, "Do you think God punishes people with natural disasters?" Nonetheless, I've found that when given an opportunity to speak, they're willing to discuss their beliefs, … [Read more...]