I decided about a week ago to pick up Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series again after not looking at them for about a year. My husband had read the series and said that I would really like them. While he was correct on other series suggested to me, such as the Codex Alera and Wheel of Time, I did not …
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Review: The 5000 Year Leap
Author: Cleon Skousen Publisher: National Center for Constitutional Studies For a book that has incurred quite a bit of hostility and derision, The 5000 Year Leap by Cleon Skousen is discerning, non-aggressive, simple, and direct in its explanation of the Founders' ideas for forming the United States. Skousen's book is divided into what might be called three …
When Your Calling is Home
"You are not here to get your 'Mrs.' degree." It was my first week at college and I was in a "freshman seminar" class (which was as pointless as it was a waste of time). The professor spoke these words to her new students to make sure that they knew one thing: by the time …
Defending the Faith: Science and Racism
I find it incredible how often secular scientists get so close to the truth and yet end up right where they started - rejecting the authority of God's Word. I recently came across an article in National Geographic (NatGeo) that disturbed me. The article was There's No Scientific Basis for Race - It's a Made-Up Label by Elizabeth Kolbert. Now …
St. Patrick and the Great Commission
https://youtu.be/fg5ejLGEnZk Though the above video was written with children in mind, it summarizes Patrick's life fairly well. Some information is glossed over: Patrick was the son of a Roman Citizen and Deacon, his conversion to Christianity occurred during his enslavement, and it was through him that God worked to convert nearly all of Ireland to …