Tag Archives: Missionaries

The Sea Mark and Missionaries

Posted on June 6, 2015 by theamericanplutarch

] Available for purchase at https://ash-hill-publishing.square.site/product/the-seamark-captain-john-smith-s-voyage-to-new-england/3JRKUU7G76G7HYTWCBP7U7TF?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false I was a Fulbright Visiting Research Chair at Brock University in Ontario in 2010, during which time I taught a class on the History of the First Nations of Canada and researched Anglican missionaries … Continue reading →

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The Great Commission, Love, and Science

Posted on May 12, 2015 by theamericanplutarch

“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 →

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The History of Bacone College Symbolized by a Single Work of Art

Posted on April 13, 2015 by theamericanplutarch

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 →

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Love and the Constitution

Posted on April 8, 2015 by theamericanplutarch

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? Love. If our society … Continue reading →

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Missionaries and Love

Posted on March 17, 2015 by theamericanplutarch

Missionaries and Love: There were many missionaries of many denominations who brought the Gospel to American Indians in the United States and Canada: Anglicans, Catholics, Methodists, Lutherans, Moravians, Presybterians, and Baptists. They shared a similar interpretation of the compelling call … Continue reading →

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The Messenger’s Way

Posted on March 9, 2015 by theamericanplutarch

Carved on the northeast corner of the Bacone College chapel is this passage from the Old Testament: Micah, 6:8: He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good: and what doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly … Continue reading →

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