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“Dear Lord and Father of Mankind”

Posted on February 23, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

We sang a hymn at church this morning that I really liked.  I was restless, irritable, and discontent before we sang this hymn.  I felt, well, offbeat: we would sing hymns, and I did not know where exactly we were, … Continue reading →

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Ambrose’s Nixon: The Education of a Politician 11

Posted on February 3, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

My latest reading of Stephen Ambrose’s Nixon: The Education of a Politician was about the fall of Senator Joseph McCarthy.  Nixon, as Vice-President, had the task of trying to restrain McCarthy, who was attacking some of President Dwight Eisenhower’s appointees.  … Continue reading →

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