Bully

On January 31, 2012, 73-year-old Carl Ericsson rang the doorbell of Norman Johnson, a classmate of his from the 1950s. When the elderly Johnson opened the door, Ericsson pulled a .45-caliber pistol from his pocket and shot the homeowner dead.

The coldblooded murder moved Ericsson from one prison to another.

No two Christians share their faith the same way; some quote Scripture while others pass out tracts. Some use methods like “The 4 Spiritual Laws” or “The Roman Road.” But Eugene Peterson’s evangelistic strategy was much simpler.

He just used his fists.

Hope Witsell had grown used to kids calling her names. Each day, as the 7th grader from Beth Shields Middle School walked the halls, she heard slurs like “whore” and “slut” shouted her way. Her small number of friends escorted Hope down the halls, acting as a human shield, trying to protect her.

But they couldn’t protect Hope from herself.