by Darlene N. Böcek | Jul 14, 2016 | History, Historyteacher
The Name Christianity came to Persia in a strange way. It happened at the Byzantine Gates. Caesar Augustus, of [biblegateway passage=”Luke 2″ display=”Bethlehem Nativity fame”], died in 14 AD, when Jesus was a teenager. Archelaus, besides being...
by Darlene N. Böcek | Jul 4, 2016 | Science
Bread has crust. It*s a scientific law of breadmaking. It will have a crust, because it’s got an inside and an outside. And the outside will become crusted in the oven. BREAD CRUST holds a special meaning for Christians, or it should. We pray, “Give us...
by Darlene N. Böcek | Jun 27, 2016 | History, Historyteacher, Reality
Doing history is more than just memorizing names and dates. You can do history from any platform, even from animation. 10 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR DOING HISTORY This Computer Graphics team has turned old photos from 1931 New York into an amazing time-machine. Enjoy....
by Darlene N. Böcek | Jun 20, 2016 | Theology and Worldview
What is it God wants of us? When all around the world spins on spin, when things keep getting sadder and news keeps getting darker, what can we do? We can complain about the impossible choices we are forced to make, in elections or with our kids. Or we can be...
by Darlene N. Böcek | Jun 12, 2016 | Book Review, DNB Reviews, Writer's Craft
Playing Saint by Zachary Bartels, which came out in 2014, gets top score in my book. As a pop Christian novel, it does an excellent job of intertwining history, intrigue, character development and theology. The protagonist is an up-and-coming tele-evangelist...
by Darlene N. Böcek | Jun 8, 2016 | Historyteacher, Reality
What would you do if you knew you only had 7 years left to live? What would you do if you knew the world had only 7 years left? I am not Chicken Little. I shy away from any kind of “end times” prophecy like I would the Tar Baby. A few months ago, and again...
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