Category: Family / Family History

Normans in the Holy Land, including Historical Highlights about Norwegian Viking Connections

Normans in the Holy Land, with Historical Highlights  about  Norwegian  Viking  Connections Dr. James J. S. Johnson And Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.  (Luke 21:24b) Jerusalem AD1099   (Les Passionés d’Histoire image credit) Normandy’s Vikings, many of which biogenetically descended from Norwegian Vikings, have left … Continue reading Normans in the Holy Land, including Historical Highlights about Norwegian Viking Connections →

Eidsmoe Family Survives Migration in A.D.1852 to Wisconsin

Providential Preservation of Amund Eidsmoe Family: Leaving Norway, Surviving a Tragic Steamship Sinking on Lake Erie, and Settling in Wisconsin Dr. James J. S. Johnson This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the Lord. Psalm 102:18 During the AD1800s many Norwegians immigrated to America. Among … Continue reading Eidsmoe Family Survives Migration in A.D.1852 to Wisconsin →

FOR THE LOVE OF LUTEFISK!

Dr. James J. S. Johnson Whether  therefore  ye  eat,  or  drink,  or  whatsoever  ye  do, do  all  to  the  glory  of  God.   (1st Corinthians 10:31) Whenever we eat anything, even something as exotic as LUTEFISK, we should do so to the glory of God, because the very act of eating is a proof of God's … Continue reading FOR THE LOVE OF LUTEFISK! →

LEIF EIRIKSSON: Viking Explorer of Vinland & Greenland’s Evangelist

LEIF EIRIKSSON (adapted from Reykjavik statue) Dr. James J. S. Johnson LEIF EIRIKSSON: VIKING EXPLORER OF VINLAND & GREENLAND'S EVANGELIST Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare His praise in the islands.Isaiah 42:12 LEIF EIRIKSSON landing at Vinland A common misconception is that the Leif Eiriksson statute, given by the USA to the … Continue reading LEIF EIRIKSSON: Viking Explorer of Vinland & Greenland’s Evangelist →

Vikings were Working with Wood in Newfoundland 1000 Years Ago

Viking Vinland, Dendrochronology, & Solar Storm-impacted Wood Dr. James J. S. Johnson For how long did the Greenland Vikings, after Leif Eiriksson’s original voyage to North American shores, continue to come and to dwell in “Vinland the Good”, some where on North America’s northeastern shorelands? A couple of decades, at least, according to new evidence … Continue reading Vikings were Working with Wood in Newfoundland 1000 Years Ago →

America’s Conservation Programs Comprehensively Reinvigorated

America's Conservation Programs Comprehensively Reinvigorated: "America’s Conservation Enhancement Act" of 2020, Signed into Law by President Trump. Dr. James J. S. Johnson Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge "Sing, O heavens, for the LORD has done it! Shout, you lower parts of the earth; Break forth into singing, you mountains, O forest, and every tree in it!" … Continue reading America’s Conservation Programs Comprehensively Reinvigorated →

Is 2nd Chronicles 7:14 a Prayer that Applies to America?

Is 2nd Chronicles 7:14 a Prayer that Applies to America? (And if Not, What Prayer Does Apply to America?) Dr. James J. S. Johnson If My people, which are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and … Continue reading Is 2nd Chronicles 7:14 a Prayer that Applies to America? →

HOLIDAY BLESSINGS, Chapter 8

Dr. James J. S. Johnson HOLIDAY BLESSINGS, Chapter 8: Reformation Day Of whom the world was not worthy: they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. (Hebrews 11:38) "Bohemian Goose" and "Saxon Swan" Faith Foundations for Celebrating the Protestant Reformation On October the 31st of AD1517—using a hammer, … Continue reading HOLIDAY BLESSINGS, Chapter 8 →

SAXON SEEDS, TRANSPLANTED ACROSS THE POND

SAXON  SEEDS,  TRANSPLANTED  ACROSS  THE  POND Dr. James J. S. Johnson I will praise Thee [O God]; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well;  my substance was not hid from Thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought [the literal Hebrew verb RAQAM … Continue reading SAXON SEEDS, TRANSPLANTED ACROSS THE POND →