Covid-19 and the cross of Christ — both came upon the planet for the same root reason. Read it all
The Coronavirus and the Cross
Something they have in common: foundational cause
history
Pumpkins or Church Doors — What Are You Pounding On?
On this Day: October 31
Halloween
More like hollow eve.
May all our evenings be hallowed.
And all our days too.
As we acknowledge Him in all our ways to the praise of His glory (Proverbs 3:6; Ephesians 1:12,14).
Reformation
Web30: Web Conception Proclamation Day
The earth is not round. Neither was the Web born today. So there.
Today they hail the birth of the Web 30 years ago.
March 12, 1989 — the birthdate of the World Wide Web. You see that proclaimed all over the Internet.
I, thinking, beg to differ. 😯 Read it all
What Happened 6018 Years Ago Tonight?
A bishop's creative calculations might be the beginning of some interesting thoughts for you!
“In the beginning, God created heaven and earth, which beginning of time, according to this chronology, occurred at the beginning of the night which preceded the 23rd of October in the year 710 of the Julian period.”
In the right margin of the page, Ussher computes the date in “Christian” time as 4004 B.C.
Get the scoop here: The Annals of the World.
I understand he was a meticulous documenter of his calculations…
Do I personally believe God began Creation 6018 years ago tonight? Read it all
April 16: Princess Lievan Had a Manifesto
"Not an eye remained dry and not a mouth dumb."
Tsar Nicholas II wanted to spring a little surprise on the evangelical Christians. So he did. In 1905.
But he was a weak man who began to take back his concessions almost as soon as he made them. But if he hadn’t… Read it all
Kennedy Killed; Where I Was
Reflections of one who was there when Camelot was born
Most of you reading this don’t remember where you were when President JFK was assassinated.
Well, I can’t tell you where I was. 😯
Replacing the Pudding River Bridge
So the county (Marion? Clackamas?) is planning to replace our nice, old, unique, historic, bent bridge across the Pudding River, eh?
You know, the one east of Hubbard (Oregon, naturally) on Whiskey Hill Road.
Replacing it is fine and dandy with me…provided they leave it there. 😯
They could restrict access to foot traffic, put picnic tables on it, and so forth. Of course, they would have to put the new bridge a few feet upstream from it. Read it all