Aug 04
Everything is being examined in our culture–from food brand names to faces on Mount Rushmore, nothing is beyond criticism. Universities are renaming buildings and statues are being placed in storage all because we are judging past heroes as unworthy of esteem. Let me offer four thoughts for us to consider as we go through this …
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May 20
We drive by them daily, maybe thousands of times, but don’t even know what they say or why they are there. As a culture we place value on marking graves with marble headstones as memorials to our loved ones. We visit battlefields that are covered with memorials honoring valiant soldiers. We go to church and …
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Jun 30
I just finished listening to William C. Davis’ book Crucible of Command: Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee–The War They Fought, the Peace They Forged. The book is 688 pages in hardcover and took over 24 hours to listen to it. I listened to it over a period of 4 months. I really enjoyed …
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May 06
America waited in tremendous anxiety for any news from the frontline. It was June 6, 1944 and the invasion of Europe had begun. How would America react? Would their be celebration and excitement? The nation turned to God in prayer! This is a fascinating story that is often unknown from our history. One of our …
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Jun 26
Since the terrible tragedy in Charleston, South Carolina where a murderous hate crime was committed against a historically African-American church killing 9 worshippers the Confederate flag has come under attack. There has been a desire to take it down from the state grounds where it flies over a Confederate memorial in Charleston. This subject is …
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