Entries from February 2010

Why Believe in God?

Date February 26, 2010

Atheists recently bought advertising on city buses in Washington DC. This kind of begs the question… Since atheists don’t believe in God what are they trying to advertise?  The advertisements, if one can call them that, ask “Why Believe in God?” That is of course a good question. Why believe in something you cannot see, [...]

Edwin Markham

Date February 26, 2010

Edwin Markham (1852-1940) Markam was an educator and poet that few know of or remember today. His prose is simple and direct.  His most famous poems are  ‘The Man With The Hoe’ and ‘Lincoln,  The Man of the People’.  Markam’s Lincoln poem was chosen and read at the dedication of the Lincoln memorial. Excerp from [...]