Daily Archives: July 7, 2019

The Fourteen Mandates Of 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22

Today, while I was at church services in San Jose, California, the visiting elder (who attends a neighboring congregation outside of Oakland) made reference to a recent article from the Beyond Today magazine that discussed the desirability of thinking about … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Gypsies

The Gypsies, by Jan Yoors This book is an insider account of a Dutch boy who, for reasons unknown perhaps even to himself, found himself drawn to wander along with a company of Gypsies several months of the year several … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Romani Gypsies

The Romani Gypsies, by Yaron Matras This book was a bit frustrating to read.  That doesn’t mean it was a bad book–it was quite a good book from the level of its technical competence.  Yet it is not only competence … Continue reading

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Book Review: A History Of The Gypsies Of Eastern Europe And Russia

A History Of The Gypsies Of Eastern Europe And Russia, by David M. Crowe Anyone who has read anything about the Gypsies can readily understand that the people has had a rather difficult time of it throughout their sojourning in … Continue reading

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