The last of the nine, he’d slipped into the world on a wintry day long ago. On a quiet, country plot with a garden and shop, the last of the

The crowd, it shouts. A governor questions, and then he washes his hands. A “stroke of the pen,” a press of the ring, and the accused is sentenced to death.

After a lifetime of Bible study, Sunday School and sermons, your head knows the answer. For the question, “Is God able,” your mouth says, “Of course,” then quotes verses, gives