“My Jesus, my king, my life, my all, I again dedicate my whole self to Thee. Accept me, and grant, Gracious Father, that ere this year be gone I may finish my task. In Jesus’…
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Today I’m reliving my semester of random, free, online Old English classes. Though it was many years ago, I still enjoy Old English. It is definitely one of my favorite languages! I’d probably trade it…
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Following is an excerpt from a history section of King: A Christian’s Call to Imitate Christ’s Kingship. (Each chapter has a history section followed by a theological look at a kingly characteristic.) Enjoy! The Time:…
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One of the things that stood out while researching and writing my new book Crescent Tides (which I’m excited to say will come out very soon), was the frequent similarity between the 16thcentury Ottoman Empire…
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The furta sacra (or holy theft) of a saint’s bones in the Middle Ages was often viewed as a heroic act of rescuing a saint from people that possess his relics wrongfully. They were gleefully written about…
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Wæs ðu hal [1] fellow pilgrims all! This is a quick blog post to apologize for not posting anything for a long time and let the world know that I have not been assassinated by a shadowy…
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This is the last of my Christmas series on some of the good works and wonderful blessings to mankind that are a “side effect” of Jesus’ birth. This series was inspired by “What if Jesus…
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In the days leading up to Christmas I will be posting a series on some of the good works and wonderful blessings to mankind that are a “side effect” of Jesus’ birth. (See the introductory…
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In the days leading up to Christmas I will be posting a series on some of the good works and wonderful blessings to mankind that are a “side effect” of Jesus’ birth. (See the introductory…
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In the days leading up to Christmas I will be posting a series on some of the good works and wonderful blessings to mankind that are a “side effect” of Jesus’ birth. (See the introductory post here.) This…
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