Westminster Abbey Gravesites, and other links

The posting of links does not constitute an endorsement of the sites linked, and not necessarily even agreement with the specific posts linked.

• Westminster Abbey Gravesites -- “Who can be buried at Westminster Abbey?...most of those who are buried at Westminister Abbey have lived remarkable lives – scientists, inventors, writers, poets, musicians, composers, and 30 of England’s kings and queens.”
• The Sodder Children Case and a Fresh Look by the Experts -- “Despite the investigator’s finding of an electrical problem being the source of the fire, the home’s lights continued to burn well after the fire was detected.”
• The Regulative Principle Among Baptists -- “Baptists believed that the application of the sign of the new covenant was ‘necessarily contained’ in the Scripture in both the command and the practice of believers’ baptism.”
• The Prefatory Materials of the King James Bible -- “As the King James Bible went to the press in 1611, a dedication was written by Thomas Bilson, and an admonition to the reader was written by Miles Smith. These two works in combination show the intention of the translators in their work, and explain various principles in their labouring to present of the Word of God.”
• The Power of Example -- “Israel’s failure in this modelling ministry to others is one of God’s chief charges against the nation in the Old Testament.”
• The Earliest Known Draft of the King James Bible -- “MS Ward B sheds new light on how the work of an individual and the teams of translators was patched together prior to printing.”
• Stable Futures -- “The Mustang Heritage Foundation, based in Round Rock, has partnered with the Bureau of Land Management since 2006 to train and home thousands of these animals. The nonprofit works with horse trainers like Coles in 40 states.”
• Should True Churches Ascribe Perfection to the Apographa of Scripture? -- “Who does not believe that God kept pure what He inspired? Modern textual critics. Multiple versionists. Peter Ruckman. Ruckmanites. Bart Ehrman. Daniel Wallace. ”
• Opinion: Gov. Katie Hobbs claims to be a ‘governor for everyone.’ Except when it comes to abortion or school choice. -- “Maggie’s Place doesn’t refer women for abortions, so Gov. Katie Hobbs wants to defund it, sending expectant mothers back to the streets. No abortions, no funding.”
• Notebook of Samuel Ward (1572-1643) (MS Ward B) -- “The manuscript catalogued today as MS Ward B, held in the archives of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, contains the earliest known draft of any part of the King James translation. It also represents the only extant draft of the work in a hand definitively belonging to one of the King James translators themselves.”
• Is ‘tip fatigue’ a sign it’s time to end tipping in the U.S.? -- “The popularity of digital point-of-sale systems has also meant consumers are being asked to tip more frequently — often for services they’d never considered tipping for in the past.”
• Houghton: GA 239 & 304 Do Not Attest the Short Ending of Mark -- “Houghton makes the case that neither provide evidence for the short ending since there are good reasons to conclude that both manuscripts originally had the longer ending.”
• Every Word Preservation -- “I don’t need to clarify the difficulties to believe in the inerrancy of Scripture, and I don’t think I need to explain every difficulty to hold to an every word preservation.”
• Erasmus and the Comma Johanneum -- “Erasmus believed that the Ecumenical Council of Ferrera and Florence (1438-45), whose chief object had been the reunion of the Latin and Greek churches, had decided in favour of adapting the Greek manuscripts to the Vulgate.”
• Baptists, Slavery, and the Road to Civil War -- “...the Baptist denomination often appeared like a kaleidoscopic reflection of the nation itself...The road to Civil War was not of two solid parallel lines, but of lines that sometimes blurred, crossed, and even overlapped before diverging with time and context.”
• Afterlife Sentence -- “John Wesley Hardin remains behind bars even in an El Paso cemetery.”
• A Tale of Two Baptist Preachers: W.C. Buck, J.M. Pendleton and Slavery in Antebellum Kentucky -- “It’s difficult to think of two Baptist preachers with more in common than W.C. Buck and J.M. Pendleton...Yet for all their many similarities, there was one staunch disagreement between the two men.”
• 19th Century American Baptist Response to Slavery -- “In his letter, Fuller referenced the outspoken anti-slavery northern Baptist, Francis Wayland (1796–1865), who, upon reading Fuller’s letter, felt compelled to respond.”