Any mention of Deadwood, South Dakota usually evokes images of gambling and gunfights. Famous personalities such as Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane made the city synonymous with Wild West adventure and excitement. But the real hero of Deadwood didn’t play poker. Circuit Riding Methodist Minister Henry Weston Smith, also known as “Preacher Smith,” came [...]
One of my favorite Bible study resources is my copy of Zondervan’s New International Version Study Bible. It absolutely is loaded with insights into the Scriptures, as well as interesting cultural and historical notes that shed light on life in Bible times. If you don’t have a copy, you need to get one yesterday. Oh, [...]
The big news in the religious world today was the passing or famous televangelist Oral Roberts, the founder of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla. Roberts was 91 years old and living in Newport Beach, Calif. at the time of his death. There will be many opinions voiced about Roberts in the coming days, but [...]
Review of George Washington on Leadership (Basic Books, 2008) by Richard Brookhiser He was America’s wealthiest man, its most famous general, and the man they call, “The Father of His Country.” In George Washington on Leadership, historian and National Review columnist Richard Brookhiser points out that Washington was responsible running two successful start-ups – the [...]
