Guest essay by James and Barbara Rose We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the […]
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America’s Independence
Guest essay by James and Barbara Rose We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just […]
HAPPY CONSTITUTION DAY – September 17, 2012
“We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” “A Republic If […]
James Madison, “Father of the Constitution”
by James and Barbara Rose “What we know today about the (Constitutional) Convention we owe largely to (Madison’s) daily record of all that transpired. Day after day for the entire 99 days, this man, who was always in frail health, never missed attendance. He said later that the ordeal almost killed him, but, nevertheless, he […]
Thanksgiving Produces Thanks-Living
by James and Barbara RoseChristian Self Government produces Local Self Governing Christian Homes, Churches, Communities. Self Government is explained in I John 3:24: “He that keepeth his commandments DWELLETH IN HIM, and HE IN HIM. And hereby we know that HE ABIDETH IN US, by the Spirit which He hath given us.” The internal gives […]
October 31st: Reformation Day or Halloween?
by James and Barbara Rose October 31st is the day that Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Thesis to the door of the church in Wittenberg, Germany. From reading the Scriptures (Romans 1:17), he came to believe that justification by faith—not works—was the way of Salvation through Jesus Christ’s atoning death on the cross. Halloween is […]
COLUMBUS means “CHRIST-BEARER”
“No one should be afraid to take on any enterprise in the name of our Savior if it is right and the purpose is purely for His holy service.” (Fols. 4-6 of Book of Prophecies by Christopher Columbus) As a young boy, Columbus trusted Christ as his Savior and discovered the Ways of God. He […]
Happy Thanksgiving and Thanks Living
from EAGLE’S AERIE by James and Barbara Rose In 1620, 134 passengers and crew arrived at North America, in New England on the cargo ship, Mayflower. They were known as Separatists because they separated from the English church. Before leaving the ship, the men signed the first covenant of self-government, the Mayflower Compact, which states […]
Happy Reformation Day
from the American Christian History Institute Eagle’s Aerie by James and Barbara Rose October 31st is the day that Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Thesis to the door of the church in Wittenberg, Germany. They were protests against the un-Biblical teachings of the Church of his day. From reading the Scriptures (Romans 1:17), he came […]
COLUMBUS DAY: CHRISTOPHER: “CHRIST BEARER”
by James and Barbara Rose, Eagle’s Aerie, American Christian History Institute, The Bible informs us that the earth is “round.” Isaiah 40:22 “It is He that sits upon the circle of the earth.” In a written statement from Columbus’ own hand, he testified that it was from reading the book of Isaiah that he […]
HAPPY CONSTITUTION DAY: September 17th
by James and Barbara RoseADDRESS by JAMES WILSON, July 4, 1788, PhiladelphiaSigner of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, Supreme Court Justice A people, free and enlightened, ESTABLISHING and RATIFYING a system of government, which they have previously CONSIDERED, EXAMINED and APPROVED! — This is the spectacle, which we are assembled to celebrate; and […]
Happy Fathers Day, 2008: Father to son: John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, September, 1811
from the AMERICAN CHRISTIAN HISTORY INSTITUTEEAGLE’S AERIE by James and Barbara Rose Happy Fathers Day, 2008 Father to son: John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, September, 1811: “… so great is my veneration for the Bible, and so strong my belief, that when duly read and meditated upon, it is of all books in the […]
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
AMERICAN CHRISTIAN HISTORY INSTITUTEEAGLE’S AERIEJames and Barbara Rose HAPPY MOTHER’S DAYJohn Adams on “The Manners of Women”(from his Autobiography)“From all that I had read of History of Government, human life and manners, I have drawn this conclusion, that the manners of women were the most infallible Barometer, to ascertain the degree of Morality and Virtue […]
PATRICK (380-472): APOSTLE TO IRELAND
Thanks for this essay from James & Barbara Rose of American Christian History Institute: Patrick, according to his “Confession,” was a Briton, from southern Scotland. He was captured at age 16, and carried off by pirates as a slave to Ireland where he was a shepherd for five years. There he reflected upon his Christian […]
Patrick’s Background and Youth
Thanks for this essay from James & Barbara Rose of American Christian History Institute:From his short autobiography, Confession, we find that Patrick’s father was named Calpurnius, a deacon in a church of the Christian religion. His grandfather, Potitus, was a presbyter in that same church. Patrick and his ancestors lived in the ancient town of […]