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Paris Pocket BibleNovember 30, 2020The Bibles you find at the bookstore today are not like the Bibles of ancient times. For one thing, there’s what you find inside the Bible—in ancient times, Bibles were copied by hand; there were ...

Elements of Daily Life: BreadNovember 23, 2020How would you like it if most of what you had to eat was bread? Bread formed the majority of the diet of an ordinary first-century Galilean. They also ate olives, figs, pomegranates, dates, grapes, ch ...

Proclaim Liberty - The Liberty BellNovember 16, 2020The Liberty Bell is one of America’s most iconic monuments. Encircling the bell are words from Leviticus 25:10, “Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.” In 17 ...

The Bible and FashionNovember 9, 2020In the 1980s, the American singer Madonna made a fashion statement by wearing a large cross around her neck while performing, attracting controversial media attention. Crosses worn by rock musicians, ...

Hail to the Chief: John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the U.S.November 2, 2020Do you know who was the first U.S. President who was the son of a former U.S. President? ...

Protestant ReformationOctober 26, 2020The Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century was a political, cultural, and religious turning point that changed the course of history and Christian theology! Reformers like Martin Luther, John ...

Biblical Baby NamesOctober 16, 2020For decades, biblical names like Mary, Sarah, Paul, and Michael were high on the list of popular baby names according to the US Social Security Administration. But even as those classic names have fal ...

Charles Malik October 12, 2020As the Lebanese Ambassador to the United States, Charles Malik worked closely with Eleanor Roosevelt to craft the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ratified by the U.N. in 1948. The milestone d ...

Jonathan Edwards - an American Congregationalist preacher and theologianOctober 5, 2020A religious revival sweeping parts of Europe and the American colonies in the 1730s and 40s became known as the Great Awakening! Jonathan Edwards, an American Congregationalist preacher and theologian ...