by Mitch Randall | Oct 15, 2021 | Opinion
Indigenous cultures and systems existed throughout North America prior to 1492. In his book, 1491, Charles C. Mann chronicles the nuances and complexities of Indigenous cultures and systems, which involved complex social and economic structures for governance,...
by Doug Weaver | Nov 8, 2019 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on Dec. 2, 2002. At the time of publication, Weaver was professor of Christianity and chair of the religion and philosophy division at Brewton-Parker College in Mount Vernon, Georgia. Roger Williams, a Puritan minister and...
by Leroy Seat | Sep 25, 2013 | Opinion
The 370th anniversary of a battle you may never have heard took place on Friday, Sept. 20, which offered me a good excuse to write about a group you may never have heard of. There is some value in knowing about the First Battle of Newbury (fought on Sept. 20, 1643)...
by Leroy Seat | Feb 12, 2013 | Opinion
February 5, 1631. That is the date on which the Lyon, a British ship, “anchored safe amid great and dangerous ice floes in Boston harbor.” On board that ship (which had set sail from Bristol, England, on December 1) were Roger Williams and his wife, Mary....
by Keith Herron | Mar 8, 2012 | General
A sermon delivered by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City Mo., on March 4, 2012. The Second Sunday of Lent Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Slip off your shoes and socks and roll your pants legs up and step gingerly into the gently flowing waters of the...
