Revising History
In a recent Facebook exchange I was accused of being a revisionist historian mainly for my position on whether or not the United States was founded as a Christi...
Tag: History
Gettysburg Address
On this date, November 19th, 150 years ago, President Abraham Lincoln gave a speech at a new cemetery in a small Pennsylvania town that saw one of the bloodiest...
Southbridge and the Battle of Gettysburg
In the first week of July, 1863, the Armies of the North and South were marching toward a small southern Pennsylvania town called Gettysburg. The 22nd Regiment...
On the Road Again
I am off today to the 2011 Symposium Pilgrims and Pioneers: The Growth of Orthodox Christianity in 20th Century America sponsored by The Society for Orthodox Ch...
Martha’s Vineyard Campmeeting
My family and I have been on a little vacation on Cape Cod. This is the first time, that I can remember anyway, that the entire family has gone away toget...
The Inventor of the Doughnut
I have begun a little period of rest that I am calling a mini Sabbatical. During this time of rest and refreshment I am also performing a little research on to...