Teaching through History Museums
Why should the church be concerned with what is happening in the field of public history? The Christian faith is historic. A study of the Scriptures is a study of God’s providential acts in time and space. God has acted in the past; He is acting in the present; and He will continue acting for all of eternity. How believers approach history is indivisible from the fundamentals of Biblical faith and practice. The Word of God is true....
The Sons and Daughters of Liberty
The American folk song “O! Say Bonny Lass” is a fictional conversation between a colonial soldier and his intended wife. The soldier asks his beloved if she will stand by him through the horrors of the war he is about enter, and the woman replies she will. He speaks of lying in a barrack, campaigning, enduring battle and famine and wounds, marching to the rhythm of the drums, and firing the canons. The soldier then asks his bonny lass...
Walking in the Light
We all interact with art every day. For most of us, our day-to-day engagement with art is the common habit of listening to the radio as we drive to work or turning on the television after supper. Whether we are aware of it or not, those songs and shows communicate something to us. Art has subject matter, and that subject matter fills our imaginations. Therefore, we ought to concern ourselves with what kinds of subject matter we take...
Growing Flax: An Expression of Culture Making
Where do clothes come from? This simple question has a simple answer on its face. The main four natural fibers are wool, silk, linen, and cotton. How those fibers become fabric is far more complicated than I previously realized. I have little experience with wool, silk, or cotton. However, I am learning how to work with flax. Flax is a strong, fibrous plant that, when harvested and processed, becomes linen thread. My goal is to follow...
Honoring a Life Well-Spent
by Sarah E. Lytle Children look forward to adolescence; teenagers look forward to adulthood; adults look forward to retirement; and the elderly look back to the happiness of childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood. That is, people often wish for a different situation in life. If a man could only reach the next phase of life, then he would find happiness and contentment. Of course, this phenomenon is not new. Many of the great...
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