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[As it originally appeared 9 years ago...] It was 1863… January first brought us The Second Battle of Galveston. Three companies of Union forces under the command of Col. Isaac S. Burrell were captured or killed both on land and by sea by the armies of Maj. Gen. John B.
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Gratitude is too good to limit it to a single day. My strong sense is that it might be wise to maximize the upcoming holiday. In fact, the happiest, most content people I know also just happen to be generous givers of gratitude. There’s no question about it. They
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No doubt college sports are a big deal. No doubt within that big deal, college football is the most prominent — both in terms of individual program value and overall sport revenue. As we near the climatic bowl season, one football player recently stood out to me… although for reasons, dare
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One thing true of the Intramuralist is that we’ve never endorsed a single political candidate in our 17 year existence. Since none have yet to walk on water, we have found few worth fawning over. We have, however, articulated respectful, constructive criticism of various persons. But today I must
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With the government shutdown end and impact now in sight, allow us to conclude with one our briefest blog posts, as it’s not difficult to say what needs to be said… First, allow us to provide factually, non-emotional context as to why this shutdown existed… The U.S.
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Perhaps you saw this. First, it was actress Jennifer Lawrence, sitting down with The New York Times a week ago for an episode of The Interview podcast. The host questioned Lawrence, noting how in the past, she has been politically outspoken, but yet, she hasn’t been making many public
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Sometimes government is really frustrating, albeit for different people for different reasons. Personally I get frustrated with its inefficiency, massive deficit spending, and its attempt to play the moral authority of the land, with or without an acknowledgement of God. I do not believe it is qualified to be a
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For years we did little for Halloween. It wasn’t so much about its ancient Celtic origin, but rather because we lived on a rather large plot of land nestled between multiple housing developments amid a golf community; kids simply did not come to our house. When moving South and
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It’s good for so many things… We can keep in touch with friends we no longer do life with but wish not to completely disconnect. We can remain still decently hip, learning all the trendy new sayings such as “bussin,’” “bet” or even “6-7.” And if we ever
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Ever since 2016, there's been a quote circulating on social media attributed to C.S. Lewis in his satirical novel, The Screwtape Letters. Screwtape is a fictional senior demon, and he is talking to his nephew, Wormwood, a junior demon. The letters are Screwtape’s attempt to advise
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Wow… what a story… We often hear encouraging, inspiring stories of faith. People speak of what God has done in their life… how He’s been at work… some absolute amazing, jaw dropping stories. The testimonies come from near and far… from those we know and those we don’t.
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“I mean the fact that this issue has not gotten on people’s radar, it’s pretty amazing. If you don’t know what’s going on in Nigeria, your media sources suck. You are in a bubble. And again, I’m not a Christian, but they are systematically killing