How would you destroy a country from within?” asks conservative columnist Cal Thomas in a recent transcript.
His answer? “There are many ways, some of which I’ve written about, including massive national debt, uncontrolled immigration, and a loss of shared moral values.”
“All three are tearing us apart,” Thomas adds, “especially the loss of shared moral values.” Continue reading
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Recently I read about a young man in the Army who during Operation Desert Storm was called to go to Iraq, when our nation declared war on Saddam Hussein.
However, the young man didn’t want to go. He explained that he hadn’t joined the army to go war. He joined because of the benefits: the pay, the college tuition, the insurance, and hopefully some travel. He just didn’t want to travel to Iraq and fight. Continue reading
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Greeting from Beverly Hills, FL
In case you’ve missed a post from this past week, we’re sending this Saturday recap as a good way to catch up. It easy. Just click the live links.
In addition, there’s a bonus post, “Be the Gender You Were Born,” at the end. Continue reading
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Last week my facebook friend, Chris Murray, wife of Charles Murray, who preaches at the Skyview Church in Pinellas Park, posted a piece that caught my attention.
She talked about the problem of grumpy people who gripe about anybody and everything. As Chris wrote, “On a daily basis we encounter people in the grocery store, on the street, in our cars, on the phone and sometimes even at home or in worship service who fall into the category of unhappy people.” Continue reading
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We woke up yesterday to the news of another shooting. This time it was following a graduation cermony in Richmond, Virginia.
Sadly, two people died. One an 18 year old, Shawn Jackson, who had just graduated, and his father, Renzo Smith. Five others were injured in the hail of gunfire. Continue reading
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Steve Shepherd tells a story about some construction workers who drove to their local lumber yard. One of them walked into the office and said, “We need some four-by-twos.”
“You mean two-by-fours, don’t you?” The clerk asked.
The man said, “I’ll go check,” and went back to the truck. He returned and said, “Yeah, I meant two-by-fours.”
“All right. How long do you need them?” asked the clerk. Continue reading
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My good friend Ralph Walker sent me this news article about an unbelievable ending to a baseball game.
It was the New York high school championship game played last week. Hornell was one strike away from winning 5-4 over Palmyra-Macedon. Continue reading
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“Personal development is the belief that you are worth the effort, time, and energy needed to develop yourself,” wrote author and motivational speaker Denis Waitley.”
While the Bible warns against the sin of pride (Jas. 4:6), and the problem of thinking more highly of ourselves than we ought to think (Rom. 12:3), some Christians fail to grow because they think too little of themselves. Continue reading
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Greetings from Beverly Hills, FL
Yesterday morning Norma Jean and I were drinking coffee on our pool deck and enjoying a pleasant 68 degrees. She turned to me and wishfully said, “This is nice. Why can’t it be like this all summer?”.
Well it won’t. Temperatures will soon heat up. And the daily rains are coming. It’s called weather patterns. And it’s called change. It reminds me of one sage who quipped, “change is the only constant in life.” Continue reading
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“Learn more; worry less,” advised Jim Rohn on a facebook post. Then he offered this insight by Paul J. Meyer, “More damage is done by worrying than by what is being worried about. This is because over 90% of all worries never come to pass.”
So, how do you whip worry? Continue reading
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