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BHoP#135 The Myth of America Part 3 – From Forgotten Places

March 23, 2023 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk continue examining the theological history of America. They talk about the early failed settlements of the Spanish and French, why America didn’t become an Anglican nation, why the Jamestown colony succeeded, the importance of tobacco and the beginnings of slave labor in America, and the Thanksgivings of the of early settlers.

Related Links –  The first Thanksgiving Took Place in Virginia, not Massachusetts, and The Atlantic Slave Trade in Two Minutes

Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID, Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO, and Luther Classical College.

Dr Koontz –  Trinity Lutheran Church
Rev Fisk – St Paul Rockford and Hebron Collegium

Thanksgiving Special – A Plea for America

November 24, 2022 ·

In this short Thanksgiving special Dr Koontz reads his article, A Plea for America, from the Spring 2022 edition of Christian Culture magazine.

Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID, Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO, and Luther Classical College.

Dr Koontz –  Trinity Lutheran Church
Rev Fisk – St Paul Rockford

BHoP#068 Thanksgiving

November 25, 2021 ·

In this special Thanksgiving episode Dr Koontz reads selections from various accounts and poems relating to Thanksgiving and Armistice Day (now known as Veteran’s Day) and gives us meditations on Thanksgiving, and on surviving in dark times as the pilgrims who founded the holiday did.

Readings:

The Life of Saint Martin of Tours

“Martin’s Tide” by William Barnes

Poetry of World War I

      “Peace” by Rupert Brooke

      “The Dead” by Rupert Brooke

      “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae

      “And There Was a Great Calm” by Thomas Hardy

Thanksgiving proclamation and stories from the Pilgrims

“The Harvest Moon” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“Thanksgiving Turkey”  by George Parsons Lathrop

Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO

Dr Koontz – Agrarian, Egghead –  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne

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