by Cynthia L Simmons | Jun 29, 2023 | Podcast
We live in a fantastic country, and we need to share our incredible heritage with our family. Not only can we glean lessons from history, but we can also learn about the men who gave their lives for our freedom.
This week award-winning author Author Rebecca Price Janney was my guest. She has written the Easton series about her patriot ancestor. The latest book, which just came out, is Easton at Sunset. Rebecca offered wonderful suggestions, like look up your ancestry. You may discover you have a patriot who fought in the war too. That would make July 4th extra special.
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by Cynthia L Simmons | Dec 8, 2022 | Podcast
Today many women exhaust themselves with decorating, presents, parties, and entertaining for Christmas. But how did people celebrate years ago? Has the holiday always been this hectic?
Martha Washington joined us this week. She offered her thoughts on the holiday and explained customs in her day.
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by Cynthia L Simmons | Sep 15, 2022 | Podcast
This is the first of two podcasts on Constitution week
Cynthia invited you to step back into American Colonial history and hear from a lady who lived through the American Revolution. She rejoiced when the Constitution was signed on Sept 17, 1787, 235 years ago.
It’s traditional to ring bells at 4 pm on the 17th to celebrate.
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by Cynthia L Simmons | Mar 10, 2022 | Podcast
Our world has changed in the past ten years and adopted ideas that don’t make sense. As believers in Christ, we have a Biblical worldview, which makes us live against the culture.
Author Lisa Betz was my guest this week. She loves the Roman era and wrote two mysteries in that time period. A Roman Christian also lived counterculturally. From her research, she gave us a historical perspective on living by the Bible in our pop culture.
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by Cynthia L Simmons | Dec 24, 2021 | Podcast
C.S. Lewis encouraged people to read from other time periods. He said doing that sheds light on the thought of your day. We are living in a time of upheaval and change, and looking back can often give us clarity.
My guest this week was Rebecca Price Janney. She just completed the book Easton at Christmastide which covers the first Christmas after the Revolutionary War. She addressed the question, what can we learn from history about celebrating Christmas? Her valuable insights offer wisdom for these days.
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by Cynthia L Simmons | Oct 28, 2021 | Podcast
All month we have covered hard questions kids ask. This week we answer How Did God Work in History? Our “special guest, Katherine von Bora,” answers. She was the wife of Martin Luther, who nailed the 95 thesis to the castle church Oct 31, 1517.
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