How studying genealogy helps write a biography
Appreciating the National Parks with a Novel Series
My friend Karen Barnett is a former ranger for the US National Parks service. She’s also a fine novelist and the author of several “vintage” National Parks historical novel series. If you love history, national parks, romance, and the surprising political events that touch the national parks, you may enjoy her books. Barnett is enthusiastic: “I’ve always had a passion…
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Oswald Chambers’ Bible: Clippings, Quotes and Outlines
I turned the pages of Oswald Chambers‘ Bible several years ago at Wheaton College’s Special Collection Library. A black leather Bible he bequeathed to his student Eva Spink prior to leaving for World War I in Egypt, Oswald’s King James Version looked and felt well worn. (Eva treasured the gift the rest of her life. It wasn’t his only Bible, of course;…
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Research Library–a Dangerous Spot?
How can a research library be a dangerous place?
Biddy Chambers’ Bible–A Scofield Reference
Someone recently asked me about Biddy Chambers’ Bible. I’d forgotten all about it. (So you won’t find it discussed–her Bible–in Mrs. Oswald Chambers.) As it happens, I’ve seen Biddy’s Bible, paged through it, took photos and marveled, at Wheaton College‘s Special Collections Library. No surprise, she wore it out. What version was Biddy Chambers’ Bible? Wheaton has a copy of…
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The Family’s Slides–and What to Do with Them
The family slides–what are we supposed to do with them? Sorting my family’s ancient slides took more than a few days. My brother unearthed them from the attic; we were curious to know what was in them. The other brother bought a single slide viewer–no one had a projector anymore–and I went through the batch. Our slides were kept in…
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