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The Five Trading Posts of the Pilgrims

The fur trade saved the Pilgrims’ Plymouth colony from financial ruin. Setting up a new colony wasn’t cheap, and the…

3 years ago

Mayan Reflections

A few weeks ago, on an anniversary trip to Mexico, I dragged1 my wife around the ruins of several ancient…

3 years ago

When Historians Get in the Way: The Search for Real History

There have been many times while deep in research, that I have found myself scanning a historian’s account, searching for…

3 years ago

The Voyage of the Mayflower

Discover the famous voyage of the Pilgrims from Holland and England to Plymouth on the Speedwell and Mayflower. They encountered…

3 years ago

Reformation Day Livestream 2021

Tune in Friday for a livestream of Reformation Baptist Church's annual Reformation Day celebration, on the 400th anniversary of the…

3 years ago

Why the Pilgrims Should Have Been Baptists

During my continuing studies on the Pilgrims, I came across a passage that bears on the continuing debate over infant…

3 years ago

What Makes a Successful Colony?

Many groups attempted to settle the New World – the Spanish, English, French, Dutch and others. Some succeeded and some…

3 years ago

Origin of the Pilgrim Separatists

The background behind the congregation that would eventually come to America as Plymouth's Pilgrims.

3 years ago

The Best Edition of Of Plymouth Plantation

Of Plymouth Plantation is a classic of early American literature, and the manuscript has a story to rival that of Plymouth…

3 years ago

Project Announcement: A New Biography of William Bradford

Our blog here on the site hasn't really gotten much attention as of late. I wanted to go ahead and…

3 years ago

The Civil War 160th Anniversary

It's hard to believe that it's been over 10 years since I began the Civil War 150th blog, before Discerning…

3 years ago

Missionary Sarah Boardman: Bringing the Lost Book

The sun warmed the open fields as the little band moved down the trail.  It was a narrow footpath, and…

4 years ago