The names of our friends in the following story have been changed to protect them from possible embarrassment. Otherwise, the details of this incident are as accurate as my memory will permit. In October 1973, my wife Ann and I, Stuart, Harold, Robert, and Eric joined a group of friends from our church for […]
One of the strangest and most fascinating occurrences to come out of the South Pacific in the aftermath of World War II was the appearance of so-called “cargo cults” among some of the Melanesian natives in New Guinea and nearby islands. During the war these remote island people had been exposed to American and Australian […]
Yes. Don’t tell me. I agree that there is no such word as candelabric. That said, let me proceed with my story. Each of can probably recall some embarrassing moment in his or her past, a moment that was extremely distressful at the time but upon which we can now look back with some amusement. […]
On the morning of December 7, 1941, Japanese warplanes launched from six large aircraft carriers struck the United States Pacific Fleet as it lay peacefully anchored in Pearl Harbor. It was a devastating blow leading to the death of more than two thousand sailors, soldiers, and civilians and the destruction or crippling of […]
Final arrangements were recently concluded for the disposition of the statue Silent Sam, a memorial to the thousands of North Carolinians who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. Silent Sam had been ripped from his pedestal on the University of North Carolina campus during a demonstration in 2018. Recently, many other Confederate monuments […]
November 30 marks the birthday of one of the great men of modern history. Winston Randolph Churchill was born on November 30, 1864, into a distinguished English family. Through his father, Lord Randolph Churchill, Winston was a direct descendent of John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, hero of the wars against Louis XIV of France in the early 18th […]
Praise God From Whom All Blessings F!ow George Washington University was promoting one of its professor’s new books just ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. The book, by professor David Silverman, pushes the narrative that Thanksgiving is a “myth,” and should be considered a “day of mourning” spent reflecting on “genocide.” The professor added that “white America’s […]
Some months ago I posted an article in defense of the Christian Faith. Here I am reposting the article with some additions, subtractions and modifications. I do this because to me, and I hope to you, it is the most important subject in the world. I believe it a matter of life and […]
Trump’s greatest strength in 2020 is the weakness of the opposition. A large number of Democrats are contending for their party’s Presidential nomination in 2020. At one time there were as many as 25, but many have dropped out of the race. Realistically, unless we have a late entry by Hillary Clinton or Michael Bloomberg, […]
At this moment the House of Representative is holding hearings to determine if President Trump should be impeached. I believe it highly likely that the Democrat controlled House will impeach him for pressuring the Ukrainian government to investigate Joseph Biden, American citizen and potential political opponent in the 2020 Presidential election. Perhaps Trump is guilty […]
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