Sparks Commentary
Part history, part politics, and part random other stuff.
Monday, October 26, 2026
Things to consider if you’re wanting to learn Biblical languages
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“If any man speak in an unknown tongue , let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret .” – The New T...
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Is college right for me? (It depends)
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Which things are best learned in a classroom? Which are best learned somewhere else? It’s an all-too-common refrain today: “college is good ...
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Why I would like to learn Biblical Aramaic
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“The king [Nebuchadnezzar] answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with ...
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
What should I study to become a writer?
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“Learning to write by trial and error not only calls for patience on the writer’s part, it also taxes the patience of wives, landlords, and ...
Friday, October 2, 2026
What languages did our Founding Fathers know?
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“I was educated at William and Mary college in Williamsburg. I read Greek , Latin , French , Italian , Spanish , and English of course, wi...
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
The Case of Proclamations created a political uproar
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“I was sent to attend the Lord Chancellor, Lord Treasurer, Lord Privy Seal, and the Chancellor of the Duchy; there being present the attorne...
How little-known European conflicts sucked in Britain’s American colonies
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Note: This post covers a number of conflicts in various parts of the world. But all of them are arguably part of a larger pattern of Europea...
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