The Amazing Story of Ashley Smith

Peggy Noonan's latest column really isn't her writing. Instead she opened up her page to the words of Ashley Smith, the woman who was hostage to the killer Brian Nichols near Atlanta earlier this week.

The story of how she convinced Nichols to give up by reading from the Bible and talking with him is amazing. It tells of the power of love that is the central message of Jesus, I think. It's a great lesson in Love and Compassion, even (to my great surprise) to convicts and criminals.

You can read it here.