“Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and Your dominion
endures throughout
all generations.
The Lord is faithful
in all His words
and kind
in all His works.”
Has not the LORD made them one? In flesh and spirit they are His. And why one? Because He was seeking godly offspring. So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
He that rules over men must be just, ruling in the fear of the Lord
The groom, a young widower and farmer, had recently landed in
John Rolfe, along with the governor, discipled Pocahontas, read to her from the Bible, and taught her to read and memorize scripture. She professed faith in Christ and was baptized, renouncing her former paganism – a demonic worship that included child sacrifice.
Their wedding, blessed by her father, brought peace between the settlers and Indians, called “the Peace of Pocahontas.”
Both bride and groom were used by God to establish a colony based on Christianity. Virginia Governor, John Smith, said that, “God made Pocahontas” and credited her with saving the settlement. “[S]he next, under God, was still the instrument to preserve this colony from death, famine and utter confusion.”
John Rolfe would save the colony economically by developing the major cash crop, tobacco. Through difficulty starting a new colony he refused to be discouraged calling
Theirs is one of
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I'm quite certain this is the company from which I purchased by first beekeeping supplies a number of years ago. I had built the hive from scratch, but got the frames, wire, base, and the bees, from them. It was a short-lived enterprise, as, for some reason I never worked out, they eventually all died off. I did get some fresh honey on some of the comb, but not much. I think something happened to the queen, and that was the beginning of the end.
This, though, is a great "target" for Lance, something to build toward. From what I've seen, he can certainly pull it off. It would be the start of a long-standing dynasty of all things bee..... I love the photos on the Dadant cover, with the litte guy right in there, watching, learning, absorbing. I believe its been that way with this company for a hundred forty five years already. Probably five generations so far. Maybe six.
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