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Is the Message Still Relevant?
For 2000 years, since Jesus commanded his disciples to go spread the good news to all nations, Christian messengers, or missionaries, have traveled throughout the world spreading the message of hope and redemption. There are few people on the Earth … Continue reading
Historical Sites along the Maine Coast: Kittery to York
Kittery, Maine, situated on the northern shores of the Piscataqua River, was a home to seamen and fishermen. Most such men of the salt sea were not well known in their own time and forgotten today. An exception was Lieutenant … Continue reading
Posted in American History, books, Christianity, God's Providence, Great Commission
Tagged Christ, Daniel Little, god, Great Commission, History of New England
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The Philosophy of Veganism
I have been vegan. Such a statement might immediately arouse suspicions: “Why would a person not eat fast food, hamburgers, chicken nuggets, steak, fish? Isn’t such food what a large part of the American economy is based on? How can … Continue reading
Posted in books, Christianity, General Essays, Great Commission
Tagged Great Commission, Love of God, Veganism, Vegetarianism
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The Answer Is: Power, Love, Self-Control
I belong to a group of men, the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, most of whom are of the Anglican tradition, who meet weekly to discuss Christianity, and to share a meal as well as Eucharist or Morning Prayer from the … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, God's Providence, Great Commission, Reflections on the Psalms
Tagged books, Love, New Testament, psalms, St Paul
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The Great Commission, Love, and Science
“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation.” I have written a previous post about the Great Commission, as recorded in the Gospel of Mark, which is the basis for Christian missionary activity for the … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Biography, Christianity, Great Commission
Tagged Daniel Little, god, Great Commission, Missionaries
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Captain John Smith: Conqueror, Colonizer, Commissioner
The Sea Mark: Captain John Smith’s Voyage to New England, published by University Press of New England (http://www.upne.com/1611685169.html), juxtaposes three different mentalities and activities: the conqueror, colonizer, and commissioner. Smith the conqueror was a soldier who believed that whoever was … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglican, Biography, books, Great Commission, history, John Smith, The Sea Mark
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The History of Bacone College Symbolized by a Single Work of Art
The Indian Christ in Gethsemane, a painting by Cheyenne artist Dick West, tells the story of the history of Bacone College. It portrays a young Plains Indian as Christ in western Oklahoma kneeling before God the Father, praying, “Thy Will … Continue reading
Love and the Constitution
Love and the Constitution Is our society founded on Christian virtues and teachings? What is the greatest Christian teaching? What is the essence of Christianity? What is the one truth above all others that sums Christianity, Christian teachings, Jesus’s life? … Continue reading
The Pious Scientist Jeremy Belknap
Jeremy Belknap, who is featured in three of my books: Ebenezer Hazard, Jeremy Belknap, and the American Revolution, Passaconaway’s Realm, and the American Plutarch, was a pious scientist. He believed that piety is the most important response of the scientist to … Continue reading
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Tagged Biography, books, Great Commission, history, Jeremy Belknap, Piety, Pious Science
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Pious Scientists
Oftentimes, missionaries in America were people of exceptional learning. Almon Bacone, for example, the founder of Bacone College, as a faculty member in the 1880s and 1890s taught an incredible number of subjects: Greek, Latin, rhetoric, English literature, logic, natural … Continue reading
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Tagged Almon Bacone, Cotton Mather, Jeremy Belknap, missioanries
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The American Plutarch 