There are parallels between the Chinese and the Jewish culture. They have the honor of sharing the distinction for having the longest consecutively preserved cultures and histories in the world. The Chinese author Chan Kei Thong (Finding God in Ancient China) writes that China’s four millenia of history show an Read more…
There are so many things that we can know. Knowledge seems endless, especially with it right at our fingertips via google. But there are many things we can’t know and even many things we think we know that are wrong. Do we understand what has happened in history? Many times Read more…
What are we Christians to do? There are a hundred voices, who don’t believe in God, calling to us and our children every day – in education, in science, in entertainment, in the media, etc, etc. Rod Dreher has a plan for us. In The Benedict Option, A Strategy for Read more…
Some years ago I enjoyed the book, The resilient Gardener, Food Production and Self-Reliance in Uncertain Times, by Carol Deppe. Carol tells us we need to learn how to grow, not just salad foods, but staples with protein and calories we could depend on. She suggests that the 5 essentials Read more…
We all need hobbies. Here’s one you could learn without spending much money: stargazing! When you can identify a constellation, you can feel like you have a friend in the sky who greets you from time to time. I developed a set of four worksheets which give some directions and Read more…
This month, at Easter, we celebrate the Redeemer who gave his life to conquer death. Who was looking for the coming of the Redeemer? Since the fall of man in the Garden of Eden, mankind has been awaiting a promised Redeemer who would defeat Satan. There is a verse in Read more…
Did you know that on the vernal equinox (and on the autumnal equinox) day and night are nearly equal all over the world? This is because on these two dates, the sun is directly above the equator. The word equinox comes from the Latin aequus which means equal and nox Read more…
I have been writing some of my blogs with ideas taken from my book, Sacred Strands, the Story of a Redeemer Woven through History. Today’s blog is about the ancient Egyptians, which is in Chapter 4 of my book. The ancient Egyptians are fascinating. The Greek historian Herodotus tells us that the Read more…
Were ancient people a bunch of godless, idol worshipping, evil folk? Or did they have morals and some understanding of a creator God/gods who should be worshipped? As I mentioned in my book, Sacred Strands, the Story of a Redeemer Woven Through History, a prominent Assyriologist (one who studied ancient Mesopotamia) named Read more…
Lois Clymer – a fun project making a cuneiform clay tablet Not long ago, most historians thought that writing did not begin until around 1000 BC. That would mean Genesis was passed down orally and would question the role Moses had in forming the first 5 books of the Bible. Read more…