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I have never been a big television watcher. As a child and teen, I do not recall watching programs during the week, and I was gone most weekends playing sports and performing music, camping, creating, or hanging out with friends at church. My time and energy have certainly waned as I have aged, but my desire to remain active in mind, body, and spirit has persisted. Although I watch more television than I once did (and more than I should), I do not enjoy it long enough to justify spending anything more than a monthly streaming subscription for movies. The caveat is I receive no local channels. I did not realize this to be an issue until a few days ago.

Psalm 22 was written over a thousand years before Jesus would die on a cross. It was written by David, a shepherd, a songwriter, a warrior, and the second king of Israel who was a man after God’s own heart. But the amazing thing about this song or poem is how spot on it is even though it was written so long before Christ died. These weren’t generic or general statements that David made as he expressed what almost certainly appears to be what would’ve been Christ’s innermost thoughts about the cross He bore for us.

Residents of Denison got a view of the city from 50 years ago this week as leaders opened the city’s official time capsule. The capsule, which was sealed in 1972, commemorated the city’s 100th anniversary and was opened as a part of the city’s ongoing 150th anniversary celebrations.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Ukraine said Tuesday it is investigating a claim that a poisonous substance was dropped on the besieged city of Mariupol. Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said it was possible that phosphorus munitions – which cause horrendous burns but are not classed as chemical weapons – had been used.

As a student of history, I’ve always found it fascinating to look back at our past, even our recent past, as a way of explaining current events. While often I play an outsider — simply the storyteller — sometimes that history is personal in nature and hits closer to home.

LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused to resign after being fined for breaking his government’s pandemic lockdown rules, saying he would instead redouble efforts to strengthen the economy and combat Russian aggression in Ukraine.