Tag Archives: America

A study of American history readily reveals an Independent Spirit.  A nation born with a maverick spirit nurtures the same.  I can trace mine back to childhood.  I was eight or so before I gave voice to my desire.  Overhearing my parents discussing their wills and my guardianship, I emphatically ...

Jesus stands at the gates of heaven looking at America; knocking on her door so He can come in and dine with her. Do you see Him weeping over her as He wept over Jerusalem? Longing to bring her into His bosom to cover her with His feathers and protect ...

Rev. Yat Michael and Rev. Peter Yen Reith of South Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church have been charged with espionage and blasphemy. Michael was arrested December 21, 2014, and Reith was arrested on January 11, 2015. The church believes they are being persecuted for their Christian faith. Sudanese authorities are calling ...

In a recent Bottom Line article, Amelia shared her excitement of participating in a Memorial Day parade by marching down the sidewalk snapping photos. What an uplifting article! Her perspective gave me hope that my observations at our local Memorial celebration do not, perhaps, indicate the national trend I suspected. ...

Every day in America, we waste enough food to fill the Rose Bowl, a 90,000-seat football stadium. Thirty-six pounds of food per person is wasted each month at the retail and consumer levels. In one year, we wasted nearly 34 million tons of food, which would fill the Empire State ...