0476 - Romulus Augustulus, the last emperor of the western Roman Empire, was deposed when Odoacer proclaimed himself King of Italy. 1530 - Russian Czar Ivan “The Terrible” was born. 1609 - English navigator Henry Hudson began exploring the island of Manhattan. 1776 - Francois Rene Chateaubriand was born. He was a French poet, novelist, statesman, historian a […]
http://www.waynebrownministries.com Recipe courtesy Alton Brown 3 1/2 pounds russet potatoes 16 fluid ounces (2 cups) half-and-half 6 cloves garlic, crushed 2 tablespoons kosher salt 6 ounces grated Parmesan Peel and dice potatoes, making sure all are relatively the same size. Place in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil over medium-high h […]
The Gazette The Pulpit Mark Barna On Tuesday, Sept. 7, my Rosh Hashana story will run at gazette.com. In the story I write about what the Jewish observance means and about a 19th-century scroll that has been used for 110 years during Rosh Hashana services. Most synagogues use a scroll, on which is written the Torah, the first five books of the Bible, during […]
The Gazette The Pulpit Mark Barna There’s a lot of talk about President Barack Obama’s faith. Is he a Christian, a Muslim, an agnostic, an (gulp) atheist? But would any of that change the way he leads America? President Barack Obama America, after all, has a Constitution and Bill of Rights, and Supreme Court judges have set lots of precedent in cases. All […]
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (Worthy News)– Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas have agreed to meet every two weeks to continue U.S. backed direct negotiations for the creation of a Palestinian state within a year despite serious differences that remain between the two sides. The next scheduled meeting will take pl […]