Author: Garnetjewel
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Dear Viewers
In the last several years, this is sad but I use my surgeries as measuring sticks. My second carpal tunnel surgery was done the week before Christmas of 2019. That was the month I began to very cautiously blog. I didn’t really know what I was doing and got very nervous about every post. Sparrow…
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Writing Prompt
There are probably a few different answers to this question. God gives us free will to make our own decisions He will never force us to choose Him. His helper the Holy Ghost, gives us nudges, but it is always in our court to make the decision. In 2021 I left Facebook I was out…
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Affluent Romans
High School broadened my perception of history. Of course turning into a teenager with a tragic loss helped me to mature a bit from everything being music… music… music in my life. My history teacher had a movie to go with nearly every topic we discussed. When it came to world history can you guess…
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Passion Week of 2023: The Women of Easter
Why did Easter have to happen? For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 Okay I have to admit I did have to look this up… but only after I had every word in place. I…
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Passion Week of 2023: Inspirational Spontaneity
These pictures from the Passion Week Articles are one picture each one building to the bigger picture. My cousin gave me a few of his extra pictures from his trip with his parents to Israel. This photo spoke to me, I suppose as a historian the number 12 and the history of Israel and his…
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Passion Week of 2023: Judeo-Christian Principles
The United States was very much envisioned and created by patriots who believed in the principles of the Bible. Many were taught from the Bible itself. Our country has benefited immensely from having these values at our nations infancy. Judeo-Christian fundamentals have been instrumental in the idea of our American exceptionalism. Watching the events unfold…
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Passion Week of 2023: Some Intriguing Thoughts
Wow! This week has been as much an emotional roller coaster as the original week of passion circa 33 AD. In college, I was taught that academics were using the phrase, by the common era, instead of before Christ and after Christ. The A. D. actually means anno Domini “in the year of the Lord”.…
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Writing Prompt
A tough question. Each country has history and treasures, however the government would be the chief reason to keep me away. That does seem laughable when I have never traveled outside of the U.S. I had a roommate in college from Mongolia and I worked in groups with ladies from Nepal. Another one of my…
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My Easter Series
This is the last batch of articles to transfer. There are 4 in this Series. I will be posting them tomorrow. As a christian, I did find this absolutely intriguing to look through in this way. All of the examples that I mentioned came from my love of reading and analyzing history. There is a…
Jewells of Thought 