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The Praying Scholar
Daily prayer is the means by which we renew ourselves. Prayer is a reaching out to God, a response to God’s blessings. Prayer involves asking God what God already knows you will ask. God wishes us to ask for prayers for … Continue reading
Ash Hill Publishing
Ash Hill Publishing publishes many of the books that you will find listed at this blog, including books on religion, history, biography, and genealogy. For example, if you are interested in a different twist and empathetic telling of how and … Continue reading
Reflections on Daniel Boone, American Frontiersman, and John Filson, his First Biographer
John Filson, in his 1784 portrait of “The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon” appended to The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucke, declared that “curiosity is natural to the soul of man.” With these words Filson sparked the beginning … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Biography, books, Natural History
Tagged american-frontier, book-review, books, daniel-boone, frontier, frontiersmen, history, travel
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New in Historical Fantasy Fiction: The Search for the Bronze Amulet
The Search for the Bronze Amulet is historical fantasy fiction, the story of a young Congregational minister (Jonathan Tucker, called Tuck) after the American Revolution who takes a position as pastor to impoverished fishers and their wives on the Isles … Continue reading
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Captain John Smith was an Anglican Missionary—-WHAT?!
Captain John Smith was arguably the greatest of the English explorers, discoverers, and colonists of America. He was as well the first American historian. His human and natural histories include: A True Relation of Such Occurrences and Accidents of Noate … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Biography, books, Christianity, Great Commission
Tagged anglicanism, Christianity, Great Commission, history, John Smith, Missionaries
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Christian Missionaries–Books to Read
I am a historian, and one of my favorite topics to write on is the Christian missionary experience in America.I have just reissued a book about Baptist missionaries in America, particularly in Oklahoma: “Marking the Jesus Road: Bacone College through … Continue reading
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Tagged Bacone College, bible, books, catholics, Christianity, faith, history, Jesus, Missionaries, Protestants
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Robert Hamilton, Baptist Missionary, and the Jesus Road
Robert Hamilton, a friend and associate of Mary P. Jayne and Joseph S. Murrow, was one of the first missionaries sent by the American Baptist Home Mission Society to western Oklahoma; Hamilton worked with the Cheyenne and Arapaho people from … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Biography, books, Christianity, Great Commission
Tagged American Indians, baptists, bible, Christianity, faith, god, Jesus, jesus-road, Missionaries
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Mary P. Jayne, Baptist Missionary, and the Jesus Road
Mary P. Jayne was long-time Baptist missionary to the American Indians, particularly the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Pawnee. She dedicated her life to directing American Indians, particularly in Oklahoma, along the Jesus Road. Jayne grew up in Iowa in the Baptist … Continue reading
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Tagged American Indians, baptists, books, Christianity, jesus-road, Missionaries
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Patrick Hurley, Secretary of War under Hoover, and the Jesus Road
Patrick Hurley was soldier during World War I, Secretary of War during the Hoover administration, a lawyer for the Choctaw people, a diplomat for Franklin Roosevelt during World War II, and a philanthropist. One of the special objects of his … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Biography, books, Christianity, Great Commission
Tagged American Indians, Bacone College, books, Higher Education, history, Missionaries
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Captain John Smith’s New England
If anyone in American history has the honor of being called the discoverer of New England, it is Captain John Smith. That’s right—John Smith, one of the founders of Jamestown, the savior of the infant colony of the Virginia Company, … Continue reading
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Tagged books, genealogy, history, pilgrims, travel
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