Eighty-Six Years of Knowing His Name

In 155 AD, the Roman proconsul in Smyrna gave the aged bishop Polycarp one simple way to save his life: curse Christ and swear by the genius of Caesar. The crowd roared for blood. Soldiers gripped the old man's arms. The fire was already being prepared. Polycarp had been a disciple of the Apostle John. He had spent nearly nine decades walking with the Lord.…