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In the Broadway show Hamilton, as Gen. George Washington gives Alexander Hamilton his military command, he encourages and cautions the ambitious Hamilton:

“I know that we can win. I know that greatness lies in you. But remember from here on in, history has its eyes on you.”

Joe Biden's Vice Presidential pick, Sen. Kamala Harris, would be wise to remember this stanza — not with visions of grandeur or ego-puffing pride, but in humility-inducing reflection about her responsibility to the people of this land, the patriots that have gone before and the principles that make our united history all possible.

A 1,300-year-old Christian church has been unearthed by Archaeologists in Israel.

Despite widespread protest over the proposal, Turkey has decided to make Hagia Sophia, formerly the seat of Eastern Christianity, into a mosque.

A three to four ton marble cross was recently discovered in the mountains of Pakistan. The cross is believed to be at least 1,200 years old.

Israeli researchers have been analyzing the Dead Sea Scrolls as part of an intensive seven-year study. DNA analysis of the animal skins the scrolls were printed on has revealed that some of them were written far off in the Qumran instead of the Dead Sea, where it is widely considered that they were composed by an ancient Jewish sect known as the Essenes.

Christians should realize that the awe that overwhelms humans when watching man set foot on the moon or a robot land on Mars or astronauts boarding the space station is more than a mere feeling. Rather, it’s a testament to our unique status and role in creation, as well as our drive and capacity to imagine beyond the constraints of what is to what might be, and it’s a reminder that the universe is a place to be known, explored, and even subdued.

Once again the Musem of the Bible is making headlines for its possession of stolen antiquities. This time, while conducting an investigation the museum learned that its Gilgamesh Dream Tablet was stolen from Iraq.

A former Christ Church Oxford Professor has been arrested for stealing and selling ancient Biblical artifacts.

Just under 12,000 antiquities are being repatriated to the Iraqi and Egyptian governments by Steve Green and his Museum of the Bible. The artifacts, which were housed in the Washington, D.C.-based Museum of the Bible, were found to be either looted or stolen during a museum funded investigation into the facilities collection.

On Friday, the Museum of the Bible announced that an investigation found that all 16 of the Dead Sea Scrolls owned by the museum are forgeries.