History

A principle of the Kingdom of God is that we reap what we sow. This is the reality of history. Amid much of the chaos, today lies the fragile and weak seeds that nations and leaders sowed in the past. At the End of History, we enjoy discovering the roots of those tangled webs of self-destruction by taking a deep look at the history behind today’s disorder.

History

Biafra Genocide – A Forgotten History

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Between 1967 and 1970, an estimated 2 million Igbo Nigerians were killed by the Nigerian military after seceding to form the Republic of Biafra. After the failure of military attacks on the region known as Biafra, a military blockade...
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History of Haiti

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This article explores the history of Haiti that brought us to the present status. The assassination of Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse this week is only the latest drama to erupt from a nation built through tales of injustice and tragedy....
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Barry Goldwater – The New Conservative

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When Barry Goldwater is recalled to today's popular imagination, he is remembered as an extremist, a danger, and a war hawk. In his 1964 acceptance speech at the Republican convention, he famous said, "Extremism in defense of liberty is...
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Henry Clay – The Great Compromiser

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Thirty years before Abraham Lincoln was elected President, a Congressman named Henry Clay was doing everything he could to address the American states' growing divisions. The story of Henry Clay is next in our podcast series on The Losers,...
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Henry Wallace – The Great Turning Point

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When the Great Depression hit, everyone saw their political philosophies and ideologies upended. Franklin Roosevelt himself said much of the New Deal was just trying a little bit of everything to find what would work. In that environment, many people...
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William Jennings Bryan – American Progressive

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This first episode in our podcast, The Losers, tells the story of William Jennings Bryan. Bryan is what you would get if you combined Pat Robertson and Alexandria Octavio-Cortez into one person? Ok, maybe that’s a little bit of...
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Timeline of the World Health Organization

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This timeline of the World Health Organization and its history helps shine a light on the organization's purpose and achievements. I referenced this timeline in the recent podcast episode Eradicating Disease part of our ongoing podcast series Plagued: Humanity's History with...
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When President Woodrow Wilson Got the Flu

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In 1916 President Woodrow Wilson ran for reelection on the slogan, “He Kept Us Out of War.” It was a reference to World War I that was raging in Europe at the time and the majority of Americans wanted...
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The Decade in Review

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Our final podcast episode of 2019 looks at the decade in review. For better or for worse, the second decade of the 21st century was packed with history-making events and actors. In America this decade held the Tea Party and...
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a Christian theologian, pastor, writer, and ultimately martyr. As Hitler and the Nazis rose to power in Germany in the 1930s and 40s Bonhoeffer was among a minority of voices who took a conscientious stand against...
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The Truth About Open Christian Debate

Our social media age enjoys finely crafted “gotcha” moments. You have likely seen them in your algorithm-guided feeds. An...
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