Category: Beliefs
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Thanksgiving Proclamation By Abraham Lincoln
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22937 – 1026 Here’s the haps: Proclamation of ThanksgivingWashington, D.C.October 3, 1863 This is the proclamation which set the precedent for America’s national day of Thanksgiving. During his administration, President Lincoln issued many orders like this. For example, on November 28, 1861, he ordered government departments closed for…
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George Washington And 110 Rules Of Civility – tl;dr?
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22931 – 1019 Here’s the haps: The initials “tl;dr” stand for “too long; didn’t read.” This post is long and may be one you have to come back to and finish in chunks in order to really ponder a few of them, which I hope you do. It’s…
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Get Out There And VOTE Americans!
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22921 – 1008 Here’s the haps: Vote. It’s the right thing to do. Rivers of blood have been shed so you can do this.
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Curmudgeonly Monday – Please, I Beg You, Just Wait Even If Retailers Can’t
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22920 – 1007 Here’s the haps: I have had this blog for 18 years although there was a time of major depression when I didn’t post on it at all until I reached a dark epiphany about myself which you can read about here if you’d like. Anyway,…
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Blogging A – Z Challenge 2022: J is for Jesus’ Disciples
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22710 – 960 Here’s the haps: There is a book called Foxe’s Book of Martyrs which details many of the persecutions and tortures suffered by the Christians of the early church. The link above is to a Project Gutenberg free copy and it’s available in HTML, Epub, Kindle,…
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Blogging A – Z Challenge 2022: D Is For Delayed Start & Dad
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22703 – 952 Here’s the haps: I was over at Jacqui Murray‘s blog, Word Dreams, and realized that I had missed the start of this year’s challenge. If you were unaware of her site it is well worth taking a look. She has stuff for educators, writers, stuff…
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Where My Filters Come From & A Challenge – Post 950
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22686 – 950 Here’s the haps: Someone mentioned in a comment not too long ago that I must have very different filters from them. I would be surprised if I didn’t. Here’s where some of them come from. Thirty-four years ago we got rid of four televisions, one…
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God Incognito or “Veiled In Flesh, The Godhead See”
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22592 – 905 Here’s the haps: Many people have never read the Bible for themselves all the way through, if at all, and therefore are not knowledgeable about what God has to say about himself. “God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in…
