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BY T.F. STERN I was reading the comment section of a Christian fellowship group and found it interesting, not surprising; but interesting these good people...

American Minute with Bill Federer Did you know Assyria was the world's first empire? It was located in what is today Syria and Iraq. It was mentioned...

American Minute with Bill Federer Napoleon was born AUGUST 15, 1769. After his education, he was commissioned in the French military in 1785, and quickly advanced. When...

American Minute with Bill Federer Thomas Jefferson noted in his Memorandum Book: "I have subscribed to the building of an Episcopalian church, two hundred dollars; a...

American Minute with Bill Federer Camelot and King Arthur's Court, Knights of the Round Table, Guinevere, Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad, and the search for the...

American Minute with Bill Federer Spanish Explorers Hernando de Soto, in 1540, and Juan Pardo, in 1567, traveled inland from North America's eastern coast and...

American Minute with Bill Federer Apostle of the Indies, Bartolome' de Las Casas, died JULY 17, 1566. In 1502, he left Spain for the West Indies,...

American Minute with Bill Federer The earliest human records appeared about 3,000 or 4,000 BC - Sumerian cuneiform on clay tablets in the Mesopotamian Valley. This...

BY T.F. STERN While reading the scriptures this afternoon, in the Old Testament from the Book of Joshua that were part of this past Sunday’s...

American Minute with Bill Federer Miguel de Cervantes influenced the Spanish language in the same way William Shakespeare influenced the English language. Born in 1547, Miguel...

American Minute with Bill Federer Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated APRIL 4, 1968. Pastor of Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church, he rose to national prominence...

American Minute with Bill Federer "God is behind everything, but everything hides God," wrote Victor Hugo in his classic Les Miserables, Book 5, Chapter 4. Born...

American Minute with Bill Federer The origin of lights at this time of year has an important meaning for today. King Cyrus of Persia let the...

American Minute with Bill Federer Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, was born NOVEMBER 30, 1835. His first popular story was "The Celebrated Jumping...

BY T.F. STERN I’d taken this photograph a week ago and posted it on Facebook to share with my friends accompanied by a short but...

GEORGE VAN PELT CAMPBELL, CENTER FOR VISION & VALUES The Nashville Statement is a recent document addressing contemporary issues of sexuality and affirming traditional Christian views. It...

American Minute with Bill Federer During World War I, the thousands to American soldiers heading to France and Belgium were given pocket Bibles with the...

American Minute with Bill Federer Mankind began the invention of "writing" around 3300 BC. Western Civilization wrote on papyrus reeds from the Nile Delta, palm leaves,...

American Minute with Bill Federer Spanish Explorers Hernando de Soto, in 1540, and Juan Pardo, in 1567, traveled inland from North America's eastern coast and...

American Minute with Bill Federer Helen Keller was born JUNE 27, 1880. At the age of two she suffered an illness that left her blind and...