Author Archives: Ron Linam

I wish to commemorate the anniversary of 9/11.  I could recall the actions of the brave firemen who climbed up those burning buildings, and it would be appropriate.  However, to make the commemoration more meaningful I much prefer to tell you a true story that happened that day about a brave blond girl,  which you have probably never heard. IContinue reading “Heather Penny – 9/11”

Back in the early 1900’s Britain calculated she could easily break up the tottering Ottoman Empire in order to get Mesopotamia with Kirkuk and its oil under control, to pull the plug on the emerging German oil line to Baghdad and to take Mesopotamia and the oil-rich Middle East including Persia itself. The plan is what became known in history as World War I. As theContinue reading “World War One and The Amazing Sargent York.”

Lafayette believed in the American Revolution, though he was a French citizen and a young French militay officer. While still in his teens, he purchased a ship and persuraded some other French Officers to sail to America and fight for its revolution against the British. General Washington was so grateful, and since he had noContinue reading “The Amazing Marquis de Lafayette”

In 1788, poet Robert Burns published an ancient Scottish folk song that many sing at New Years celebrations……..”Auld Lang Syne,” meaning “in days of old gone by.” A similar poem was written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 1881, titled “Auf Wiedersehen,” meaning “until we meet again.” Longfellow dedicated this poem to the memory of his friend James T. Fields. In it, he alluded to the BibleContinue reading “The Captain’s Daughter”

People have heard much about George Washington as General over the Revolutionary War and as President of the new nation. However, they have heard very little about him as a young man. He was such an interesting young man. To rectify that, I have compiled some of his feats as a young man. Do readContinue reading “Young George Washington”

“I have not yet begun to fight!” shouted John Paul Jones when the captain of the 50-gun British frigate HMS Serapis taunted him to surrender. Their ships were so close their cannons scraped and masts entangled, yet his American ship Bonhomme Richard, named for Ben Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanac, refused to give up. When two cannons exploded and his ship began sinking, John PaulContinue reading “Amazing John Paul Jones”

The Bible Says: Psalm 51:6 “You desire truth in the innermost being, and in the hidden part you will make me know wisdom.” Are you debating whether or not to talk to God about a certain concern? Are there burdens weighing you down because you’re afraid to give them over to Him? Do they seemContinue reading “An Open Heart”

The first nation to recognize early America was Morocco. Morocco began recognizing American colonists in 1625. Governor William Bradford described the incident in the History of the Plymouth Settlement. In 1625, the Pilgrims sent two ships back to England carrying dried fish and 800 lbs of beaver skins to trade for much needed supplies. What happened next? Bradford related theContinue reading “Jefferson & The Barbary Pirate Wars”

The Bible Says: Psalm 103:19 “The Lord has established His throne in the heavens, and His sovereignty rules over all.” Have you considered what an astounding gift it is to be able to know the living God? To be able to approach Him at any time with whatever issue presses on your heart? No matterContinue reading “An Astounding Privilege”

Minutemen were members of the organized New England colonial militia companies trained in weaponry, tactics, and military strategies during the American Revolutionary War. They were known for being ready at a minute’s notice, hence the name. Minutemen provided a highly mobile, rapidly deployed force that enabled the colonies to respond immediately to military threats. They were an evolution from the prior colonialContinue reading “Minutemen”