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Daily Archives: December 8, 2013
Reagan and South Africa
I was watching ABC This Week this afternoon. (It’s on in the morning, but I tape it while I am at church, then I watch it in the afternoon.) The topic at the beginning of the episode was Nelson Mandela, … Continue reading
Posted in Deaths, Politics, Race, Ronald Reagan
Tagged ambassador to South Africa, Nelson Mandela, ronald reagan
The Significance of Israel in Jesus’ Advent
At church this morning, we sang Charles Wesley’s hymn, “Come Thou Long Expected Jesus.” See here to read the lyrics, and here to listen to the song. The song contains a line that calls Jesus “Israel’s strength and consolation.” But … Continue reading
The Final Days 1
I started The Final Days, by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. I figured that this was an appropriate book to read soon after finishing Richard Reeves’ President Nixon: Alone in the White House. I had expected for Reeves’ book to … Continue reading
Posted in Life
