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Oh Say Can You See? 8: Back to the Bible

Series: Oh Say Can You See? Entry 8: Back to the Bible Click here to go to the beginning of the Oh Say Can You See series I recently read an article by a famous Protestant preacher/author. He was intent … Continue reading

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Are You Prepared for…the Unthinkable? Part 23: The Bronco Bomney Blues

(This is the 23rd installment of a series of blog entries. You are encouraged to read the series in order, as much of the material in each entry builds on information and illustrations in earlier segments. You can click here … Continue reading

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Are You Prepared for…the Unthinkable? Part 21: Back to the Future

(This is the 21st installment of a series of blog entries. Be sure to start with  Part 1.) I have been getting newsletters from religious groups about “End Time Prophecy” since 1965, when I was just 18 years old, a … Continue reading

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Are You Prepared for…the Unthinkable? Part 20: Colonial Hanky-Panky

(This is the 20th installment of a series of blog entries. Be sure to start with Part 1.)  Sex and the Single Puritan Rep. Todd Akin, the GOP’s candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri, caused a huge stir the other … Continue reading

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Are You Prepared for…the Unthinkable? Part 19: Flashy Victorians

(This is the 19th installment of a series of blog entries. Be sure to start with Part 1.)  If you’ve read a number of Victorian era novels—or seen the movies or TV shows based on them—such as Jane Eyre, Great … Continue reading

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Are You Prepared for … the Unthinkable? Part 16: The Great Menken

(This is the 16th installment of a series of blog entries. Be sure to start with Part 1.) My parents both died in 2009, when they were each 87 years old. Dad was an Old School Old Guy, a WW2 … Continue reading

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Are You Prepared for … the Unthinkable? Part 14: A Fair to Remember

(This is the 14th installment of a series of blog entries. Be sure to start with  Part 1.) Although my family had been to and enjoyed Walt Disney’s Magic Kingdom in Florida several times since shortly after it opened in … Continue reading

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Are You Prepared for … the Unthinkable? Part 12: Painting a Rosy Past

(This is the 12th installment of a series of blog entries. Be sure to start with  Part 1.) Alice enters the garden and finds three gardeners, shaped like playing cards, hurriedly painting the white roses of a rose tree. Alice … Continue reading

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Are You Prepared for … the Unthinkable? Part 10: A New Kind of Unthinkable

(This is the 10th installment of a series of blog entries. Be sure to start with Part 1.) While many predictions of the end come from Biblical or other apocalyptic texts, at one point in 18th century England, actual events … Continue reading

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Are You Prepared for … the Unthinkable? Part 9: Formerly Unthinkable

(This is the 9th installment of a series of blog entries. Be sure to start with  Part 1.) One of the common cheerful memories most people have of childhood is rousing games of hide ‘n’ seek. What better way to … Continue reading

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