Morning Grace: June 3

O merciful Jesus, we do thank Thee for this meal we are about to receive. Grant it as a blessing to everyone at this table, we ask in Thine own name. Amen.

(A William Nyce., and Hubert Bunyea. Grace Before Meals. Philadelphia, PA, 1911)

Morning Grace: June 2

We return thanks u to Thee, our Heavenly Father, for supplying our returning wants. Bless we pray Thee, these provisions of Thy bounty. May they nourish and strengthen our bodies. Always feed our physical and spiritual wants, which return day by day, we pray in Thy name. Amen.

(A William Nyce., and Hubert Bunyea. Grace Before Meals. Philadelphia, PA, 1911)

The Illusion of Knowledge

There is only one certain barrier to truth;

the conviction that you already have it.

Morning Grace: June 1

Heavenly Father, hear our thanks for this blessed food and guide us in the path that leads to truth, for Christ’s sake.  Amen.

(A William Nyce., and Hubert Bunyea. Grace Before Meals. Philadelphia, PA, 1911)

Thinking it Through: Did a Copying Mistake Build Man’s Brain?

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brain, evolution, human brain, primates

The above headline (Did a Copying Mistake Build Man’s Brain?) is from the following the article on Fox News.

Is it rational to believe that a copying mistake was responsible for building man’s brain?

1.)  If a copying mistake built man’s brain, then our thoughts are nothing more than chemicals fizzing.  What makes one person’s fizzing more valid than anyone else’s?

2.)  If a copying mistake built man’s brain, then how do you know that your reasoning is reliable?

3.)  If a copying mistake built man’s brain, what is truth and how is it verified?

4.)  If a copying mistake built man’s brain, what is your grounding for the Laws of Logic?

5.)  If a copying mistake built man’s brain, how can you know anything for certain?

6.)  If a copying mistake built man’s brain, how do you account for universal, immaterial and invariant Laws of Mathematics?

7.)  If a copying mistake built man’s brain, where did Logic come from?  Did it exist before man’s brain got copied in error?

8.)  If a copying mistake built man’s brain, how do we know our thoughts are not a result of that error?

9.)  If a copying mistake built man’s brain, how do you know your senses are valid?

10.) If a copying mistake built man’s brain, what is your basis for trusting your memories?

How can ANYTHING be known with absolute certainty if a copying mistake built our brains?

Morning Grace: May 31

It is with grateful hearts that we thank Thee, O God, for this daily manna Thou hast provided for our frail bodies.  Forgive our many sins for Jesus’ sake.  Amen.

(A William Nyce., and Hubert Bunyea. Grace Before Meals. Philadelphia, PA, 1911)

Morning Grace: May 30

MEMORIAL DAY

O God, we thank Thee that Thou hast preserved us a nation with liberty and justice.  Help us this day to honor the men who fought and died for our Union.  May we realize how nearly the spirit of patriotism is to Thine own great Heart, and may we serve Thee the better for the memories of to-day.  Amen.

(A William Nyce., and Hubert Bunyea. Grace Before Meals. Philadelphia, PA, 1911)

*Memorial Day fell on May 30 in 1911 hence the belated offset.

Spirit of Vincennes Rendevous 2012

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george rogers clark, george rogers clark monument, president william henry harrison

Every Memorial Day Weekend in Vincennes, Indiana, a re-enactment and festival commemorating George Rogers Clark defeat of the British at Fort Sackville draws thousands from all over in period dress and with period wares.  Below are some sights from this year’s Rendevous!

George Rogers Clark Monument beyond the sutlers tents.

Leather Smith

The Gadsden & The Bennington Flags

The Capitol & Legislative Building of the Indiana Territory

George Rogers Clark Monument, second only in grandeur to the monuments in Washington, DC

Flags

Indian purchasing soap from merchant

Grouseland
Home of President William Henry Harrison. Many Indian Chiefs arriving to sign treaties refused to go in, terrified having never seen a two story brick southern style mansion.

Flag and G.R.C. Monument

The Mighty Wabash River
Clark and his men crossed the Wabash in neck-deep, icy cold February waters as they surprised the British from the west.

Gourdes for sale

wash woman

Mr. Speaker explaining the formal procedures of the Indiana Territories first legislature.

A group of period civilians

Elihu Stout’s Press
Printer to the Indiana Territory

The Grouseland Lawn before the evening’s period outdoor ball

Morning Grace: May 29

Unto Thee, father, Son and Holy Spirit do we return most hearty thanks for the many blessings that we receive at Thy hand, and especially for the provisions now set before us.  Do Thou bless them to the nourishment of our bodies, and to the nourishment of our souls.  We acknowledge that all good cometh from Thee and all true blessings of life.  In Thy name.  Amen.

(A William Nyce., and Hubert Bunyea. Grace Before Meals. Philadelphia, PA, 1911)

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!

In Loving Memory of every American Patriot who ever refreshed the roots of the tree of liberty with their own blood.

God Bless Your Families and Legacies!