Read Military History: Six Reasons
Military history can be absolutely riveting. Filled with stories of vast armies and dramatic battles, it can be hard to put the book down. Military history can also be quite depressing, especially when page after page depicts suffering. Despite this tension, I believe that military history is both important and valuable to read.
Top 25 Most Influential Events in World History
History is a vast tangle of interconnected events. One of the historian’s chief tasks is to bring order and clarity. This article summarizes world history with landmark moments. If one becomes familiar with the following twenty-five events, he will have gained a solid grasp of the overall flow of Western civilization.
The Rise of Liberty: A Journey through History
It was the outbreak of Christianity, the great Enlightenment of the First Century, which spread the seeds of lasting liberty.
Our Desperate Need for Historical Narrative
We are in desperate need of a plot. Just as we can’t make sense of the individual events of our lives without putting them into a story, so we can’t make sense of the events of our world without putting them into a storyline. We need narrative.
Providence, Responsibility, and the Leadership Lessons of Earnest Shackleton
I read again the story of Earnest Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition – and even though I had read the book and knew the ending, I could not put it down. How could it be that the survivors of a shipwreck could…
Reflections on ’13 Days’
I recently re-watched the movie ’13 Days’ with my brother. It’s a historical drama about the Cuban Missile Crisis, and a movie which I personally found fascinating (viewers beware: it’s rated PG-13 for brief strong language). Admittedly, not everyone would…
The History of the Church by Century
NOTE: see the article ‘The History of the World by Century’ for a similar article on world history. In order to understand history, it is necessary to develop a framework or ‘pegboard’ on which to attach people, places, and events….
Timeline: Biblical History
An ongoing effort in my own biblical studies is to be able to visualize the storyline of the Bible using timelines. I’ve dabbled in timelines for literally years – and I’d like to share with you my ‘Biblical History Master…
The Four Key Dates of Human History
I recently published ‘The History of the World by Century.’ By listing the key events of every century, we can better understand the flow of human chronology. But even this simple list might be intimidating. There are so many centuries…
The History of the World by Century
In order to understand historical events, it’s necessary to have two types of ‘grids.’ One grid is the geographical grid: you need to know geography and where things are, in order to make sense of events. The other grid, which…
