Before his death in 2006, Paul Eells was the “voice of the Razorbacks” for almost thirty years, Sports Director at KATV in Little Rock for the same period of time, and Arkansas Sportscaster of the Year thirteen times. The Wikipedia page on him probably sums it up best when it says he was an iconic figure inContinue reading “What Will They Remember About Us?”
Category Archives: History
Great in God’s Way
We had the opportunity to travel to Greece several years ago. Our youngest daughter was there as part of an international study program associated with Harding University. Their Greek campus was located just outside of Athens, so we were able to go to the city a few times and see many of its sites (including the Acropolis).Continue reading “Great in God’s Way”
Mind the Gap
London’s subway system is usually referred to as the Tube. It’s the oldest underground railway in the world (1863), and second largest in the world, serving 270 stations. The deepest tube is almost two hundred feet below the ground and during WWII, many of the tunnels were used as bomb shelters. There are 422 escalators that move peopleContinue reading “Mind the Gap”
Searching for Pearls
Muhammad Ali said, The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life. Getting older doesn’t guarantee wisdom, but it definitely helps! So much of life is learning by doing (from riding a bicycle to parenting). The longer we live and the more we do, the moreContinue reading “Searching for Pearls”
The Death of Despair
After capturing Chattanooga in the spring of 1864, General William Tecumseh Sherman pointed his troops toward Atlanta. Joe Johnson and his men met him in the mountains but were badly outnumbered. The fighting was fierce but Johnson’s line held. Then Sherman’s troops flanked Johnson’s on the southern side where the railroad was. Because the supply lines had to beContinue reading “The Death of Despair”
Blind Spots and Due Diligence (1)
All of us have a blind spot in regard to ourselves—it’s part of the human condition. There are things about ourselves, both good and bad, that we simply don’t see (Psalm 19:12 speaks to the bad). Other people, perhaps many, are aware of these things—but we’re not. So it’s best to have a spirit of humility and not take ourselvesContinue reading “Blind Spots and Due Diligence (1)”
Aah . . . Hope
The Assyrian king, Tiglath-Pileser III, stormed into the Mediterranean region and by 732 BC he had broken the Aramean-Israel alliance and captured Damascus. Northern Israel (i.e., the cities of Galilee) fell next, followed by Gilead. Following Assyrian custom, the people were deported and foreigners were brought in to occupy the land. (Conquered lands were much easier to controlContinue reading “Aah . . . Hope”
Faith is a Good Thing
To say that Will Durant and his wife, Ariel, were prolific writers of history would be like saying that turkey is eaten on Thanksgiving or people shoot fireworks on the Fourth of July. The Durants are best known for their monumental eleven volume work, The Story of Civilization. The series was written over four decades and hasContinue reading “Faith is a Good Thing”
Pax Romana and the Peace of God
Caesar Augustus was the first emperor of Rome and its ruler when Christ was born (Luke 2:1). One of the challenges he faced when he came to power was the kingdom had been at war for two centuries due to either the expansion of its territories or internally though civil war. The result was a significantContinue reading “Pax Romana and the Peace of God”
A Horse, A Desert, and Hope
Several years ago, our family vacationed at a state park near Warm Springs, Georgia, where FDR’s Little White House is located. Roosevelt had the house built just before he took office in 1933. He had initially visited the springs almost a decade earlier, like so many others, looking for a cure for the polio that ravaged his body. Although he never foundContinue reading “A Horse, A Desert, and Hope”
A Taste of Grace with Bruce Green 