Zach Johnson was an advocate for immigrant rights and leader of the resistance to John Bigler, California's new governor. Bigler and his Nativist allies treated immigrants harshly and sought to crush anyone who opposed them. Zach paid a price for his defiance. In his quiet moments, Zach questioned why a God of love allows suffering?

John Pratt Bingham is an Episcopal priest in the Diocese of Northern California and a licensed marriage and family therapist in private practice in Sacramento. He is the author of Inner Treasure: Reflections on the Teachings of Jesus (1989).