by Criswell | May 2, 2020 | Holidays
Happy Christmas Eve! Tis the Night Before Christmas. One of the best loved poems in the English language is a holiday favorite called Twas the Night Before Christmas. So who wrote it? Well, that’s a very good question. You see, when the poem was first published...
by Criswell | May 2, 2020 | Holidays
Jesus: The Reason for the Christmas Season The Christmas story can be found in the second chapter of Luke. The following passage teaches us the real reason for the season: At that time, Augustus Caesar sent an order that all people in the countries under Roman rule...
by Criswell | May 2, 2020 | Holidays
As we conclude the old year and look forward to the new one, let’s pause to give thanks and to make plans for a spectacular 2019. And while we’re at it, let’s remember the words of a man named Dag Hammarskjöld, the late U.N. Secretary General, who...
by Criswell | May 2, 2020 | Amazing Americans, Famous People
Sam Houston: A Texas Legend Houston is the largest city in Texas and the 4th largest city in the United States, behind only New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. But did you know that Houston was named for a man who lived and worked in Nashville, Tennessee? Sam Houston...
by Criswell | May 2, 2020 | Amazing Americans, Famous People, Women in History
Winston Churchill: He Didn’t Give Up! During the early days of World War II, before the United States entered the war, England stood alone as the sole defender of freedom in Europe. An evil German dictator named Adolph Hitler had already conquered most of...
