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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Marquis de Montcalm
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One of my heroes is Louis-Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm. Montcalm was born exactly 300 years ago, on February 29, 1712. When he was 12, he joi...
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Sunday, February 26, 2012
On the "Buckley Rule"
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“Nominate the most conservative candidate who is electable”—William F. Buckley, Jr. This statement is held up by conservatives as the “golde...
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
Rout of Moy
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Today (actually tonight and early tomorrow morning) marks the Rout of Moy, one of the most impressive instances of "One man of you shal...
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Rulers: Barometers of Countries
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"When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn."--Proverbs 29:2 To ...
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Madame de la Tour
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"But that which ye have already, hold fast till I come"--Revelation 2:25 Illustration by Charles William Jefferys "In the 164...
Friday, January 20, 2012
Lady Margaret Ogilvy of Airlie
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"A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband; but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones."--Proverbs 12:5 After the...
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Be Vigilant
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Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:--1 Peter 5:8 "Wh...
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