One hundred, forty-six years ago, some fellows from below the Mason Dixie line decided to try a marathon run up Little Round Top south of Gettysburg and helped Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain gain American Idol status, not for his singing ability, but for the way he yelled, FIX BAYONETS!!...at least that's my theory now that I've watched "Gettysburg" for the 34th time.Needless to say, I'm also listening to the soundtrack from said movie even as I type...providentially in the coincidence of God, the track entitled "Battle of Little Round Top." So...how many coincidences does it take to make a providence of God? One if you're willing to believe it, but a thousand won't be enough if you're not. Ya know, that might be an excellent opening for a book entitled, God Caused the Civil War; which, of course would have a strong Calvinistic flavor...kinda like spicy cajun chocolate ice cream on whole wheat waffles with whipped cream and a freshly picked sour cherry!!
Did I mention that the work cited above is available on Inter-Library Loan from Westminster Theological Seminary's Library?
Time to go build a scaffold at the Grey Havens...
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