God made all humans of one race because we are all children of Adam and Eve (“He has made of one blood every nation,” Acts 17:26). In a practical way differences in skin color are the same as differences in hair color or the color of our eyes. These things are different due to where […]
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God’s Statue Reminders
I am glad that God didn’t remove the reminders of our sin from the Bible. Those reminders are like statues that stand in public places to remind us of things that should not be done again. Only if we think that humans are perfect and without sin would we think to destroy these because, as […]
My Grandfather’s Legacy
I was born in 1950 with two grandfathers. I loved them both. “Grandpa Doc” Shrader was a dentist in Iowa, my father’s father. “Grandpa Sam” Condren was a simple man, a butcher in a local grocery store in Springfield, MO, my mother’s father. Both were WWI veterans, grandpa Doc in the medical core, and grandpa […]
2011 Greeting
From all of us who have been blessed to bring this ministry to you, May God’s blessings be upon us and our brethren in this season of our Savior’s birth. Since 1992 the Aletheia paper has been published every month as a labor of love and a work of faith. Next month we will enter […]
Reading List
Reading List for Recapturing the Classics The following list is intended to be a suggestion of works I think should be included in any liberal arts education. Why these works? Primarily because of the influences of the philosophies represented in the works, the genre and form emanating from social eras, and for the continual […]
Reading Schedule 1
Reading Schedule: 1 We will begin with a brief introduction to ancient literature. Yes, it is necessary to be exposed to some of the ancient ideas in order to understand the evolution of literature as it reflects society and history. Don’t bog yourself down in original texts, although it is admirable to try to […]
Reclaiming the Classics Overview
Reclaiming the Classics by Debra Conley Readers of Classics, The purpose of this on-line column is to encourage and enable readers who want to reclaim or to gain a knowledge of classic literature they may have missed. As a veteran teacher of this literature, I will suggest reading, make brief expository comments, offer […]