I suppose this seems to be the year of philosophy and history for me. After reviewing Douglas Groothuis’, “Seven Sentences” and others, I’ve been bitten by the philosophy bug. I …
Category: 2016
In 1898, the USS Maine exploded in the harbor of Havana. Americans were quick to blame the Spanish and what followed would become the Spanish-American War. President McKinley, with permission …
Benedict Arnold is virtually known to every American as a traitor. He is the archetype that resonates in the minds of every United States citizen from young school children to …
I am intrigued with the 1920s and I’ve always wanted to know more about them. Last year, I was really interested in World War I and I read several books …
I have never been particularly interested in Civil War history. To my chagrin, I had to take a Civil War and Reconstruction class for my degree this past semester. And …
Sometimes I’ll read a book and just keep thinking about it over and over again. It will come up in conversations, I’ll share what I’ve been learning through it to …
Abraham Lincoln is considered one of the greatest, if not the greatest, Presidents in the history of the United States. For my Civil War class, I had to read this …
Early in my Christian life, I remember reading and hearing about this man, Augustine. Who he was, what he did, and why everyone was talking about him was beyond me. …
Mathews County is located in Virginia, and in order to find it, you have to want to go there. Farmers still leave trucks full of produce out on the side …
This rather short book is packed with a ton of information regarding the Southern reasons for secession. Dr. Dew recounts many of the same kinds of stories that we seemed …