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2023/01/01

History. What is it good for?

No matter what some students might think, history was not invented to make middle and high school students crazy. It was George Santayana who said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” This is sometimes rendered as “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” No matter […]

Article by Barry / Christmas, Preaching, Sunday, Year A / Christmas, January 1, new year, personal history, preaching, study Leave a Comment

2018/06/24

Not dry at all

I love history. The two sermons makes it pretty clear I love history. There was a time when I was planning on being a professional historian, assuming that’s a real job, but things went in a different direction. I am frustrated there are so many eras in human history I know nothing about. But that’s […]

Article by Barry / Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year B / 135, anniversary, David, David and Goliath, history, our history, Paul, personal history, preaching Leave a Comment

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