Memorial Day Picnic 2013

Bill Brown

On Monday our church will be having it's annual Memorial Picnic. At the event, we strive to honor our country's veterans, tell the stories of what God has done in history, and minister to the community.

Visit the new website at celebratememorialday.com

Baltic Trip

Wittenburg. Source.

We are leaving today for the a trip around the Baltic Sea! We will be going to going to Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Germany and Estonia. We probably will not be able to post while we are over there, but stay tuned for a bunch of blog posts when we get back.

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Virginia Filming Trip 2013

Last week we filmed for a few days around Virginia for Discerning History. Here are some pictures.

Stone wall at Fredericksburg

Chathan, a Union headquarters during the Battle of Fredericksburg

Virginia Capitol Building

St. Paul's Church, where Lee and Davis attended

Battle of Chancellorsville 150th

This week is the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville. Chancellorsville was one of the most important battles of the entire Civil War. Stonewall Jackson launched one of the greatest attacks of the entire Civil War, routing an entire Union corps. But as he was preparing to launch a follow up attack to seal his victory, he was wounded by friendly fire. He died a few days later. Some say that this was the turning point of the Civil War.

But although the story normally ends with Jackson's fall, that was just the beginning of the battle. The armies continued to fight for several more days, and the Union still had a good chance for victory. But the hard fighting from the Confederates and the mistakes from the Union handed the Confederacy the victory, but at a terrible cost. It was the fourth bloodiest battle of the Civil War, and May 3rd was the second bloodiest day.

Make sure to follow my Civil War 150th Blog for "live" blogging of the battle throughout the week.

There will be a reenactment this weekend in Chancellorsville, Virginia. Thousands of reenactors will be there and it will certainly be an impressive sight. We hope to be there filming, so check back next week for pictures and videos from the event.

Hope vs. Sovereign Softball

This past Saturday Stephen and I played in softball game between Hope Baptist and Sovereign Redeemer. Hope initially had a good lead, but Sovereign ended up winning 28-16.

Rachel's Pies

100 Years Ago - The Great Omaha Tornado

A century ago the nation was struck with several terrible natural disasters. The first was the Omaha Tornado of 1913, which struck 100 years ago today with terrible effect.

March 23, Eastern Sunday, 1913, dawned a beautiful day in eastern Nebraska. But towards evening the sky began to darken and threaten rain, but none fell. The day changed unexpectedly as the first tornado touched ground at 5:20 pm near Craig, Nebraska, destroying a dozen houses. Ten minutes later another tornado hit Yutan. As it made its way through the town 20 people were killed and 40 homes destroyed. To the south, another tornado leveled the village of Berlin and another dozen people were killed.

Read the rest of this post on the Discerning History Blog.

History of the Filibuster

Discover the interesting history of the filibuster, from Cato the Younger to Rand Paul, and see why it is an important part of the American system of government.