Monthly Archives: January 2023

May These Words Challenge and Strengthen Us

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Q&A with the Children of Author James Herriot

The grown children of author and veterinarian James Alfred Wight (aka James Herriot) share singular anecdotes about their parents’ early married life. Siblings Rosie Page and Jim Wight reveal what their parents’ wedding day was truly like, describe the real men behind … Continue reading

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All in Favor?

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Should You Trust Pfizer?

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He Tailors Your Trials: How God Fits Your Afflictions Just For You

by Dan Crabtree Dear brother or sister, are you in the valley? Has the grey cloud of pain and uncertainty been hovering above you? Has a sword pierced your heart and driven you to despair? If you’re in the pit of … Continue reading

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How Close Was the Vote to Ratify the Constitution?

–The Constitution was ratified at the Constitutional Convention by a vote of 39-3. –George Mason of Virginia objected because there was no Bill of Rights. –Those opposed to the Constitution were known as Anti-Federalists. –Anti-Federalists wrote 85 essays objecting to … Continue reading

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It’s 2023 and We Need Blogs More Than Ever Tim Challies

It’s hard to remember or even believe, but there was a time when social media consisted solely of blogs. Blogs were the way writers escaped the gatekeepers of old media to gain a voice of their own on the marvelous … Continue reading

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Remembering Sunday on Monday

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The Real People Behind the Characters of All Creatures Great and Small 

As you watch All Creatures Great and Small on MASTERPIECE on PBS, you have to wonder just how much the characters are based on real life people. For starters, the author who created them—James Herriot—used a pseudonym himself! James Alfred “Alf” Wight … Continue reading

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My Five-Star Fiction of 2022

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