Editor’s Note: This is the eighth chapter of Alfred the Great, by Jacob Abbot (published 1872). (Continued from Part 7) VIII. The Seclusion Notwithstanding the tide of disaster and calamity which seemed
The dappled colors from the stained glass window played across the altar onto the tiles in front of the altar rail. I listened to my priest repeat these words to each communicant:
If you want to fill out your sleeves you will do the close grip bench. Your triceps make up 2/3 of your arm. Sure your biceps get noticed first, but the true
Written by Stephen Clay McGehee. Reposted with permission from The Southern Agrarian – http://www.southernagrarian.com/ Fruits and vegetables are what most folks think of when they think of gardening. There are, however, other things that are
All of us here at MOTW have known each other for a good while. Many have been in contact with the others for nearly two decades, in fact. While we are spread
Editor’s Note: This is the seventh chapter of Alfred the Great, by Jacob Abbot (published 1872). (Continued from Part 6) VII. Reverses The historians say that Alfred was very unwilling to assume
General Patton is credited with saying, “A soldier doesn’t fight because he hates what is in front of him. He fights because he loves what is behind him.” I have seen a
Editor’s Note: This is the sixth chapter of Alfred the Great, by Jacob Abbot (published 1872). (Continued from Part 5) VI. Alfred’s Accession to the Throne At the battle in which Alfred’s
Editor’s Note: We present yet another of Charles Haddon Spurgeon’s wonderful sermons. “So that they are without excuse: because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither
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