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Charles Journeycake and Indian University (Bacone College)
Charles Journeycake, Chief of the Delawares, a founding Trustee of Indian University, was born in1817. His mother, Sally Journeycake, converted Charles to Christianity; he was baptized in 1833. Charles began preaching to the Delawares and other Indian tribes of Kansas … Continue reading
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Behold, The Handmaid of the Lord
Never has there been a more pure and holy place, one marked by God’s love and will. It is a wilderness of utter security, warmth, and peace, an environment of darkness, stillness of time, space, and consciousness. There, in the … Continue reading
The Great Commission and the Discovery of America
Seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Americans and Europeans, after they had come to know the variety of indigenous tribes of North America, were perplexed by the question of their origins. The seventeenth-century Puritan clergyman Roger Williams argued that the Indians had remarkable … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Christianity, Great Commission
Tagged christopher-columbus, columbus, Great Commission, history, Missionaries, spain, travel, vikings
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The Messengers
(Note, This is the Inaugural Fulbright Lecture given at Brock University Oct. 2010) Almost two thousand years ago, the resurrected Christ appointed His disciples to become Apostles, that is, messengers. His commission to them—the Great Commission—as recorded in the Gospel … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, Christianity, faith, Jesus, Missionaries, missions
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The Conundrum of the Past and Present
The Conundrum of the Past is coming an hour and now is… The mirror of the past is the only way to peer at the image of the Son of Man. The reflection is darkened by time and sin. Specters … Continue reading
New England Missionaries and the American Indians
We have been broken up and moved six times. We have been despoiled of our property. We thought when we moved across Missouri River and had paid for our home in Kansas we were safe, but in a few years … Continue reading
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Tagged American Indians, bible, Christianity, faith, god, Jesus, new-england-missionaries
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Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus of Nazareth Who was Jesus? Jesus the son of Joseph and Mary was born in the town of Bethlehem in Judaea around four to six B. C., or according to the Roman dating system of the time, 747 … Continue reading
American Catholics
Understand the role, impact, and lasting legacy that Catholicism has had in North America from European contact to today. Beginning with North America’s contact with three imperialist powers (Spain, France, and England), this narrative account tells the story of how … Continue reading
Posted in American History, books, Christianity, God's Providence, Great Commission
Tagged Christianity, Franciscans, Jesuits, Missionaries, Roman Catholics
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The Christmas Miracle
For Christmas, this novella is a fictional account of one person’s search for God, for love, as he arrives at the final moment of his life. Calvin is a middle aged husband and father dying of cancer. He is spending … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, books, Christianity, Christmas, Fiction, Jesus, Miracles
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Image of God
Many years ago I wrote this poem after the birth of my third son. It is particularly appropriate during this season of advent; the poem can easily be applied to the Christ child. Image of God Sheltered in warmth, Cocooned … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, God's Providence
Tagged Baby, Christ, Guardian Angel, Jesus, Love
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The American Plutarch 