Archive | James and Barbara Rose

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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