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“His sovereignty over all things and his rule on our behalf give us rest and courage.” - PDT

The passage PDT cites so clearly emphasizes who it is that’s setting things in motion. Rest in knowing that your Heavenly Father is in charge and “all things work together for good”

#ArticleOfTheDay #Bible #Theology #Christianity

https://www.paultripp.com/wednesdays-word/posts/i-declare-sovereignty

Beautiful, fascinating story about the Margery Williams Bianco's Velveteen Rabbit, one of my all-time favourite children's books. If you read this as a child, you definitely remember how hauntingly sad it was, a strange mirror, it turns out, of Bianco's own child's story. https://www.vulture.com/2022/11/velveteen-rabbit-margery-williams-bianco-book.html

#articleoftheday #recommendations #childrensbooks #literature

January 6 #Wikipedia featured article: The London and North Western Railway War Memorial

The #London and North Western Railway War Memorial is a First World War memorial outside Euston station in London, #england

The memorial was designed by Reginald Wynn Owen and commemorates employees of the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) who were killed in the First World War.

#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #WW1

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January 5 Wikipedia featured article: Brazza's martin

Brazza's martin (Phedinopsis brazzae) is a bird in the swallow family with grey-brown upperparts, black-streaked white underparts, and a brownish breast

The sexes are similar, but juveniles have more diffuse breast streaking

Its song is of a series of short notes of increasing frequency, followed by a complex buzz that is sometimes completed by a number of clicks

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January 4 #Wikipedia featured article: Project Waler

Project Waler was an unsuccessful Australian defence procurement exercise which sought to replace the Australian Army's M113 armoured personnel carriers (example pictured) during the mid-1990s with between 500 and 1,000 armoured fighting vehicles optimised for Australian conditions.

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January 3 #Wikipedia featured article: The Albany Charter half dollar

The Albany Charter half dollar is a commemorative half dollar struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1936.

It was designed by sculptor Gertrude K. Lathrop, who lived in Albany, New York's state capital.

In 1936, Congress approved many commemorative coins for issuance, including some of mostly local significance, such as the Albany piece.

#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Coins

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January 2 Wikipedia featured article

Ai-Khanoum is the archaeological site of a #Hellenistic city in Takhar Province, #afghanistan

It was probably established in the early 3rd century BC by a monarch of the Seleucid Empire at the confluence of the Oxus and Kokcha rivers, controlling access to valuable mines and strategic choke points.

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January 1 Wikipedia featured article: The history of timekeeping devices

The history of timekeeping devices dates back to ancient civilizations observing astronomical bodies. Sundials and water clocks originated in ancient Egypt, while incense clocks were used in China. Mechanical clocks were developed in medieval Europe after the invention of the bell-striking alarm;

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December 31 Wikipedia featured article: John Hay

John Hay (1838–1905) was an American statesman and official whose career in government stretched over almost half a century.

Through the American Civil War, Hay was close to Lincoln, and stood by his deathbed after Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre. In 1897, President William McKinley made him the ambassador to Britain.

#ExpandYourKnowledge #USPol #ArticleOfTheDay #Lincoln
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December 30 Wikipedia featured article: U.S. Highway 8

U.S. Highway 8 runs east–west for 280 miles (451 km), mostly within the state of Wisconsin. It connects Interstate 35 in Forest Lake, Minnesota, to U.S. Highway 2 at Norway in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Part of the U.S. Highway System, it was commissioned on November 11, 1926.

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December 29 Wikipedia featured article: Operation Grandslam

Operation Grandslam was an offensive undertaken by United Nations peacekeeping forces from 28 December 1962 to 15 January 1963 against the gendarmerie of the State of Katanga, which was rebelling against the Republic of the Congo in central Africa.

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December 28 Wikipedia featured article: Battle of Van Buren

The Battle of Van Buren was fought at Van Buren, Arkansas, on December 28, 1862, during the American Civil War. After winning the Battle of Prairie Grove on December 7, Union brigadier generals James G. Blunt (pictured) and Francis J. Herron prepared for a raid against the Confederate positions at Van Buren and Fort Smith.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20221228000000/en

December 26 Wikipedia featured article: John Raymond science fiction magazines

Between 1952 and 1954, John Raymond published three #scienceFiction magazines and a #fantasy #magazine.

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December 25 Wikipedia featured article: 'Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry like Christmas' is the third book of a seven-volume autobiography series by Maya Angelou

Set between 1949 and 1955, the book largely spans her twenties. Angelou describes her struggles to support her young son, form relationships, and forge a career in entertainment.

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December 23 Wikipedia featured article: The Nintendo 64 Blast Corps

Blast Corps is a 1997 action video game for the Nintendo 64 (pictured). In the game, the player uses vehicles to destroy buildings in the path of a runaway nuclear missile carrier. In the game's 57 levels, the player solves puzzles by moving objects and bridging gaps with the vehicles.

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December 22 #Wikipedia featured article: "Like I'm Gonna Lose You", a song by American #singer -#songwriter Meghan Trainor from her debut major-label #studio album Title (2015), featuring guest #vocals from singer John Legend. Trainor wrote the #song with Justin Weaver and Caitlyn Smith, and produced it with Chris Gelbuda. Epic Records released it as the #album's fourth single on June 23, 2015

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The Quiet Political Rise of David Sacks, Silicon Valley’s Prophet of Urban Doom https://newrepublic.com/article/168125/david-sacks-elon-musk-peter-thiel #articleOfTheDay
As if I needed one more reason to hate the ultra-rich and their 'vision' of the future

December 21 Wikipedia featured article: SS Politician

SS Politician was a cargo #ship that ran aground off the coast of the Hebridean island of #Eriskay (pictured) in February 1941. During #WorldWar2 the ship participated in the Atlantic convoys between the #UK and the #US. She grounded while attempting to rendezvous with a convoy to the north of #Scotland. No one was badly injured or killed in the accident.

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