Last week at work, Tom and I had the opportunity of teaching young people – one of our favorite things to do. We love working with kids because their minds are open and they are usually eager to learn. On Friday we had 100 7th graders from a nearby Catholic school. In April we have …
From March 2016
The Billy Graham Library
Last Wednesday, when my parents were visiting, we went to the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte. The Billy Graham Library is rated the #1 thing to do in Charlotte by reviewers on yelp, so we decided to try it. Normally I would be hesitant about going to a “shrine” dedicated to an “evangelist” (Jim and …
Visit from Mom and Dad
Last week Tom and I enjoyed a visit from my mom and dad. We got to spend most of Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday with them and enjoyed every minute. We also packed the days as full as we could with sightseeing. We started Mom and Dad’s visit with a trip to our favorite Revolutionary battle …
Standing Between the Living and the Dead
In Numbers 16 there are several intriguing stories about God’s chosen people. The people chosen by God and led by Moses are a bunch of whiny complainers. They don’t like the food. They don’t have enough water. They think all this talking with God has gone to Moses’ head. When a group of people tries …
Battle of Musgroves Mill
The Battle of Musgroves Mill was only a few days after the Battle of Camden, before any of the soldiers involved in Musgroves Mill heard what had happened at Camden. The Patriot Militia was known for striking hard and fast, and then disappearing into the countryside. The Battle of Musgroves Mill was a classic militia …
Topographic Battle Map
Tom and I completed and test-drove our first project – a Topographic Battle Map – a couple of weeks ago. One of our duties at Kings Mountain is to do some special projects and the first one we were assigned was a portable topographic map of the battlefield where school children can re-enact the battle …
Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
If you are interested in learning more about the Revolutionary War but not interested in reading a dry, boring historical account, you might want to try “Lafayette in the Somewhat United States.” The book is written by Sarah Vowell who describes herself as a ““historian-adjacent nonfiction narrative wise guy.” Her writing is conversational in the …
Brevard, North Carolina
Last Tuesday, when Tom and I visited Carl Sandburg NHS, we were really on our way to Brevard, North Carolina. We have friends from college that we would run into occasionally at Annual Conference who live near Brevard: Beth Ann and Chris Chiles. This was our first opportunity to visit them in their home in …
Christian Parents
Christian parents: Hope and fear and keep you near; Laugh and cry and dry your eyes; Remind and nag and drag you to church, Sunday School, youth group, church camp . . . Read and pray and say “yes,” “no,” and “Hallelujah!” Work and play and make your days wonderful; Love with a love that …
The Battle of Camden
After the fall of Charleston, Lord Cornwallis had a simple assignment: lead the British army north through the Carolinas to Virginia. After all, once you got past Charleston, hardly anyone lived in the Carolinas. It should have been an easy, relatively unobstructed march. General Lincoln and the southern Patriot army had all been captured. Essentially, …