As the modern era of a cashless society rolls relentlessly onwards and due to inflation the value of it ever decreasing, the Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has raised the prospect that like the half pence in the 1980’s the Penny be removed from circulation. The fact that the banking chief claims to rarely… Continue reading A Brief History of the Penny
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Why are the 7 days in a week? The story behind the names of the days of the week
Have you ever wondered why the week has 7 days in it? It is so entrenched around the world even in areas not influenced by Bible teaching and yet no one really questions why this is. Whilst human devised methods of marking years or lunar months make sense, the division of days into weeks… Continue reading Why are the 7 days in a week? The story behind the names of the days of the week
Stephen Liddell 