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William Brewster: Patriarch of the Pilgrims

In a quiet English village named Scrooby, a group of believers met to observe the Lord’s Day.  There were no…

4 years ago

Cyrus McCormick: Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread

A row of sweating men toiled in the hot sun, reaping their wheat. With one hand they grasped a handful…

4 years ago

Legacies of Two Founding Fathers: Jefferson and Henry

The founding of the United States was accomplished by a motley group of men who varied in many aspects. They…

4 years ago

Ann Hill Carter Lee: A Good Name Rather Than Great Riches

The young mother blinked through her tears as she looked at her new house on Cameron Street in Alexandria, Virginia. …

4 years ago

The Death of George Washington

We welcome Jordan Baker with this guest post on the death of President George Washington. The figure of George Washington…

4 years ago

How the Pilgrims Changed the World – Plymouth 400th Anniversary Video

We consider how God used the Pilgrims to change the world, and what we should learn from their example in…

4 years ago

Margaret Winthrop: Her Husband is Known in the Gates

A ship lay at anchor off the Isle of Wight.  On board the ship was a governor, the governor of…

5 years ago

John Pelham: I Can Hold My Ground

The sun dawned slowly upon a grim scene.  It was December 13, 1862.  The rising sun painted the fog of…

5 years ago

How to Evaluate a Civil War Battle

Ranger Pete, at Fredericksburg Battlefield, gives us three factors to consider when we are evaluating decisions made during a Civil…

5 years ago