Tag Archives: history

Sunday at the White House

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Don Merritt

Last week, as I was sitting in front of my computer wondering why I couldn’t get an internet connection, I started thinking about how glad I will be to get out of here; I will be glad when I can … Continue reading →

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Featured Blog: Pacific Paratrooper

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Don Merritt

As you might suspect, Pacific Paratrooper isn’t quite the sort of blog I have featured here previously; it is a blog about history.  If you have been a regular reader of this blog for very long, then you know that … Continue reading →

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Bonus Post: History of the Siege f Jerusalem

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Don Merritt

The secular historical record contains an account of the siege of Jerusalem that is simply amazing to read in light of our study of Jesus’ prophetic words in Matthew 24. I would strongly encourage anyone following this study to read this … Continue reading →

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A Reminder form the Past

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Don Merritt

When I took this picture I was struck by the scene for a couple of reasons I thought I’d share with you today.  This is a ruin of an old church building, one that was constructed back in the early … Continue reading →

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Reflections on an Interesting Morning

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Don Merritt

This morning we headed off for our tours, informal, yes, but still tours. We took our grandson to visit the White House and the Pentagon, no simple thing in the rather too complicated times we live in.  She Who Must … Continue reading →

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Reflections After 70 Years

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Don Merritt

There will be many posts today that recall the tremendous sacrifice of those brave and courageous men who stormed the beaches of Normandy 70 years ago today. Many of those will include the tactical details of the assault, many will … Continue reading →

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“Based on a True Story” Part 2

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Don Merritt

When we left off yesterday, that movement that was based around the simple idea that “where the Bible speaks we speak, where the Bible is silent we are silent” had grown to be the second largest Christian group in America … Continue reading →

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“Based on a True Story”

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Don Merritt

Don’t you love it when you see a movie that is “based on a true story”? Sometimes the story is fairly decent history, other times it’s wild fantasy with almost no hint of truth, but both can say “based” in … Continue reading →

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Lagacy

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Don Merritt

Dr. King served his Nation in an admirable way, and as is often the case many in his time didn’t see the value of his service.  He was the conscience of the Nation, speaking up for and inspiring a whole people, … Continue reading →

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Do You Remember?

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Don Merritt

I’m old enough to remember that people always used to talk about “where you were when JFK was shot.”  I was very young in 1963, 5 to be exact, so nobody ever asked me where I was.  I can tell … Continue reading →

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