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The Red CrossAugust 8, 2022In the New Testament, there’s a story of a man called the “good Samaritan.” This man comes upon a wounded stranger on the side of the road. Many pass by and are unwilling to help, but the good S ...
Roger WilliamsJuly 25, 2022In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus tells a story of a master who plants good seed on his land. An enemy intrudes and plants weeds among the wheat. As the weeds grow, the servants ask to pluck them ...
Francis AsburyJuly 18, 2022He left his life in England behind and rode across the United States on horseback, frequenting tobacco houses, pubs, and courthouses. His name was Francis Asbury, and he traveled a quarter of a ...
A City Upon a HillJuly 11, 2022In 1961, John F. Kennedy spoke these words just before assuming the office of the presidency: "We shall be as a city upon a hill — the eyes of all people are upon us. . . . For we are setti ...
The Bay Psalm BookJune 27, 2022Can you imagine paying over 14 million dollars for a single book? When a first-edition Bay Psalm Book went up for auction in 2013, it fetched a record-setting amount because of the unique place ...
St Peters BasilicaJune 13, 2022On Christmas Day, AD 800, Charlemagne, King of the Franks, entered St. Peter’s basilica for mass… and ended up being crowned emperor by Pope Leo III. It’s not clear to historians if Charle ...
The Sistine ChapelMay 23, 2022Have you ever heard the phrase, “If these walls could talk?” The Sistine Chapel is one place where I think I’d like to hear the ceiling talk, too. The artwork on both the walls and the ceiling o ...
Congregation Beth ElohimMay 16, 2022Did you know that the largest Jewish community in the United States was once located not in New York or Boston, but in Charleston, South Carolina? 1800 Charleston was home to about a fourth of America ...
The Sermon on the MountMay 9, 2022The Sermon on the Mount is the first, the longest, and indisputably the most influential of Jesus’s teaching in the Gospel of Matthew. The story goes like this. Jesus has been teac ...
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