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The Battle of Fort Stephenson (1813)

August 7, 2018

Editor’s note: The following account of a battle in the War of 1812 is extracted from Our Country, Volume 2, by Benson J. Lossing (published 1877). All spelling in the original. We

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Jesus On Money, AKA: Was Jesus A Socialist?

August 7, 2018

Those from the Socialist/Communist side of things often like to argue that Jesus was a Socialist. Recently, the talk show host Stephen Colbert advanced this idiocy. They like to point out that

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What Is Black And White And Red All Over?

August 6, 2018

If you grew up like me, you heard that riddle when you were small and didn’t really get it. The answer, of course, is the Newspaper. And it alludes to the fact

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"The Shop of Ghosts" by G.K. Chesterton

August 6, 2018

Editor’s note: The following is a chapter extracted from Tremendous Trifles, by G.K. Chesterton (published 1909). All spelling in the original. Nearly all the best and most precious things in the universe

Religion

Sermon: Waiting Only Upon God

August 5, 2018

Religion

Hymn: Why Keep Jesus Waiting?

August 5, 2018

Family

Where to Live XIII – Green Living in Tan Country

August 4, 2018

One thing odd you might notice about the above income map from Visualizing Economics is the extent to which it corresponds to the map of US population density. The DC to NY

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"The Age of the Crusades," by G.K. Chesterton

August 4, 2018

Editor’s note: The following is a chapter extracted from A Short History of England, by G.K. Chesterton (published 1917). The last chapter began, in an apparent irrelevance, with the name of St.