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“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: … thou hast forgotten the law of thy God” (Hosea 4:6).

Remember the first day of high school? The fear of algebra, assorted classes across the campus, and older students walking the halls – a little overwhelming right?

I remember my first day in Mr. McBrayer’s history class. He took history seriously and wanted his students to as well. Mr. McBrayer taught me to love history. He was a great teacher and I still remember many of his lessons. On the front of his desk was this quote: "Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it." History wa...