by Henry Brinton | Aug 27, 2022 | Author Insights, Windows of the Heavens
A gray rock outcrop stands in the hills of northern Connecticut, according to Yale Alumni Magazine. I thought of these rocks as my wife and I drove through Connecticut just a few weeks ago, as we headed to Maine for vacation. Looking at these rocks today,...
by Henry Brinton | Jan 29, 2022 | Author Insights, Windows of the Heavens
Northern Virginia contains a particular granite known as “Occoquan” Granite. According to the Geocaching website, between the Piedmont and Coastal plain regions of Virginia, along the Occoquan basin, resides a major outcrop of Occoquan Granite. This...
by Henry Brinton | Sep 12, 2021 | Author Insights, The Bible's Greatest Hits
Deuteronomy is the fifth book the Bible, the end of the section called The Pentateuch, which simply means “five books.” The Pentateuch is often called the “Five Books of Moses” or the Torah, a Hebrew word that means “instructions.” With the wandering in the wilderness...
by Henry Brinton | Jul 18, 2021 | Author Insights, City of Peace
“You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Lev 19:18). That’s what God said to the people of Israel in the book of Leviticus. As far as formulas go, it’s terrific. For thousands of years, it has worked well in most of the world’s religions. Hindus affirm that “one...
by Henry Brinton | Jul 4, 2021 | Author Insights, City of Peace
Zephaniah was a prophet during the reign of King Josiah in the seventh century before Christ. The prophet announced God’s judgment on Judah and Jerusalem, saying that God would cut off “the idolatrous priests” (Zeph 1:4), but he also predicted judgment on enemy...
by Henry Brinton | Feb 14, 2021 | Author Insights, City of Peace
A short, slender man entered the visitation room of the county jail with his hands behind his back. He was followed by two guards, one of whom stopped him and unlocked his handcuffs. The man glanced at Harley Camden before entering, then turned his eyes forward and...
by Henry Brinton | Feb 3, 2019 | Author Insights, City of Peace
At the beginning of the year, a group at my church began a study that will take us through all 66 books of the Bible in 2019. Not surprisingly, we began with Genesis, which means “origin.” Genesis is the origin story for the entire biblical narrative that follows,...
by Henry Brinton | Dec 23, 2018 | Author Insights, City of Peace
Religious speech can be tricky. A priest and a pastor were standing by the side of the road holding up a sign that read, “The End is Near! Turn yourself around before it’s too late!” They planned to hold up the sign to each passing car. The first driver sped by...
