the ken willis blog

Battles My Ancestors Fought In

Ken Willis — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:30:42 +0000

*Confirmed Ancestors present Imperial Rome The Roman Invasion of Britannia and Caledonia (Britain and Lower Scotland)* Wars for Scottish Indenpence Stirling Bridge (Scotland)* Falkirk (Scotland)* Bannockburn (Scotland)* Jacobite Uprisings Boyne River (Ireland)* Jacobite Rebellions (Scotland, England)* Prestonpans (Scotland)* Falkirk

Clan Gunn

Ken Willis — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:21:45 +0000

Motto: Aut Pax Aut Bellum; translated literally as “Either peace or war”, colloquially translated as “In peace and war” or, alternatively, with the raised sword of the crest, as “Stand ready for peace or war.”

Clan MacDonald

Ken Willis — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:10:43 +0000

Motto: per mare per terras (by sea and land")

Anger Towards Mitt Romney: A Dirty Politician

Ken Willis — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:49:14 +0000

I strongly feel the need to openly express my disgust and anger with Republican candidate Mitt Romney. He has conducted a very dirty, dishonest and downright lying campaign of attacks against Newt Gingrich–although he insists it’s just his superpac. He

Bagpipes For Hire: Make it a day you’ll never forget.

Ken Willis — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:58:41 +0000

If you are in need of a professional bagpiper, search no farther. While in high school, I began researching my ancestry and found that I have deep Scottish roots in Northern Scotland. I acquired a beginner set of pipes and

No Other Choice

Ken Willis — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:14:03 +0000

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, Make no mistakes of me having fantasies that my historian / Southern opinion will instantly and overwhelmingly change your minds or cause mass action. I do however know many of you who read here and interact

Veterans Day Salute

Ken Willis — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 04:57:01 +0000

Today is the 11th of November, originally “Armistice Day” – in memory of the truce ending World War I. Now, the 11th of November is a more general day to remember all United States veterans. Even though I am not in

Confederate Regiments Represented by the Willis / Dover Ancestry

Ken Willis — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:46:44 +0000

GEORGIA Infantry 1st Georgia Infantry Olmstead’s Republican Blues 3rd Georgia Infantry 10th Battalion Georgia Infantry 14th Georgia Infantry 28th Georgia Infantry 48th Georgia Infantry 49th Georgia Infantry 54th Georgia Infantry Cobb’s Legion 57th Georgia Infantry 61st Georgia Infantry 64th Georgia Infantry 27th

David Cloud Hits the Nail on the Head: Again.

Ken Willis — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:25:36 +0000

This article is most interesting. I first preface this article by saying I do not hate Calvinists, I have many Calvinist friends whom I respect and love. This article is against the errant doctrines of predestination and Reformed theology, not

Another Article by David Cloud on John Piper’s Dangerous Doctrines

Ken Willis — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 03:05:51 +0000

John Piper and Christian Hedonism Part 2 September 15, 2011 (David Cloud, Fundamental Baptist Information Service, P.O. Box 610368, Port Huron, MI 48061, 866-295-4143, fbns@wayoflife.org A KEY TO SANCTIFICATION? In contrast to Piper’s idea that there