Scripture gives us an account of two different people who have hair days, so to speak. Of course, one of the most famous is the story of Samson, whose long Nazarean hair was under him (Judg. 16). The other, whose hair troubled him, even his life was constant, is less well known, Absalom. Absalom, the […]
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Polygamy is the practice of having multiple husbands or wives at the same time, and in our society, the Mormon faith is mandated in many cases. This is the area I set my sights on, and the results I found were surprising. This subculture is made up of 60,000+ individuals. This number of men, women, […]
“We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain.” -Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln delivered this famous address following one of the bloodiest and deadliest battles of the Civil War. It can be said that Confederate soldiers died in vain because they were unable to win the war and uphold […]
Introduction Fulfillment of prophecy is one way that God declares his righteousness. Isaiah, who was one of the Lord’s prophets proclaimed that the Messiah shall come forth out of the stem of Jesse (see Isaiah 11:10). Jesse, who was a man that lived in Israel while Saul was king, had a son named David. This […]
In this essay I will discuss how Alan Paton embraces politics and religion in Cry, The Beloved Country. The novel that brought author Alan Paton international acclaim, “Shout, Beloved Country”, was written at a time when South Africa was suffering greatly from racial strife and injustice. The novel, banned in South Africa on account of […]