Current Events
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This is a re-post of an article I wrote years ago on Mardi Gras and Lent. H0w familiar are you with the histories of these “holidays?” Today being Mardi Gras, why not refresh your memory of the who, what, when, where and why?
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Folks, God’s word is true and science is not opposed to Scripture. In fact, it is shedding light on the events and persons of the Bible. Because the people and kingdoms were real, archaeology is uncovering evidence of their existence. Archaeology and science allows us to see how people lived, how they built things, how…
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I know some people who give a “Who cares?” about genealogy (and history in general). “They’re dead. I didn’t know ’em. Move on.” But researching history is not a static, cold exercise. Once you start learning things about someone, names jump off a page and they become real people. People who lived through history you…
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I also find it hard to look up at the stars and not be filled with a strangely intoxicating mix of awe, wonder, smallness, fear and glory. King David also looked at the one hundred million stars and said, “What is man that You take thought of him, and the son of man that You…
J.C. Newton 