Histories and Mysteries

  Since today is Memorial Day, I decided to publish a part of a post that I only released to the subscribers at the beginning of this month. May is National Military Appreciation Month. Senator John McCain and Representative Duncan Hunter presented the idea to Congress in 1999. This is comprised of six different holidays celebrating our armed forces: Loyalty Day (previously called Americanization Day) is on May 1st, and was established in 1921. This holiday was formed to replace International Worker’s Day. President Dwight D. Eisenhower declared this a national holiday in 1955, but it wasn’t confirmed until 1958 because of the conflicting dates of May Day and Child Health Day. This holiday is celebrated with community parades. Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) takes place from the 7th to the 13th in 2017. This holiday, established in 1985, celebrates all of the American workers.  V-E Day celebrates the Allied victory over both Italy and Germany. Victory in Eu...

No, this is not the place where I discuss the French Revolution (Get it? The Directory? The French Revolution?). This is a site directory for Histories and Mysteries by year. I had one originally until I updated my articles, but I found the need for one of these again. If you would like to search up articles by subject and date, you can check the archives and labels. "The Directory" is designed to catalogue the series that I write each year since I do a lot of that year by year. History Approaches to History: The Inerrancy of Scripture The Beginning of Time: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3: International Flood Stories Peace Treaty Trivia: Questions Answers A Guide to the Terms of Early Civilizations Geography Precedents to Geography: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Introductions to Asia The Middle East: Part 1 Literature Influences of Literature/Introductions of Literature Literary Classifications Poetry: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 2017 Summer Re...

Literature is a favorite subject of mine at school, and includes reading, a hobby which many enjoy. Throughout my posts concerning literature, I will be discussing different stories, poems, and authors. I chose to separate this article into two parts: Influences of Literature and Introductions to Literature. Influences of Literature     Literature should be considered in light of God’s Word, the greatest classic of all. Philippians 4:8 says: “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” The same principles that govern our thoughts, words, and actions should govern the things we read. There have been so many quotations basically saying that we become what we read. Entertainment influences our thoughts. Books, movies, and music all have their...

Geography is the study of the earth, and it includes the studies of landforms, cultures, weather, and climate. Geography literally means “to write of the world,” and the Greeks included natural science into this field. Geography includes a little bit of science, history, and anthropology. I am excited to start writing over geography because it’s a very applicable topic. It is vital to history, ecology, businesses, and cultural studies because it concerns itself with location. From the question of location, other studies arise. Like many other studies, geography relies on the perspective of the student in order to yield accurate or inaccurate information. I wrote on alternate worldviews in my last article. Before the issue of cultures are raised, the geographer must study the locations. In this four-part series of precedents to geography, I will be discussing landforms, weather, natural resources, cultural bases, and maps. Our first lesson as world travelers is the continents and b...

The first official post is finally here! In this week’s article, I will be discussing the two major worldviews that are used to study history, and I will give valid reasons to prove which worldview is correct. The Christian historian studies history according to these two facts: (1) Man is created by God and (2) man is innately sinful. These two facts are grounded in God’s truth in the Bible. On the other hand, the secular historian bases his studies on two contrary theories: (1) Man is a product of evolution and (2) man is essentially good. So which of these worldviews are correct? Only the correct perspective will give us a full understanding of history. The Christian historian holds the accurate keys to history because he relies on God’s inerrant Scriptures. I have prepared a sub-article to prove my point on the Bible’s accuracy: Why We Can Rely On the Bible The Bible, the most widely sold book in the world, is described with these terms: Plenary Verbal Inspiration. Plenar...