Almost eight months into Donald Trump’s presidency, one constant is seen — the almost visceral hatred of him by his detractors. My question is simply — where have those who…
Category: Religion
The other day one of my daughters-in-law posted a scripture passage on Facebook from Isaiah 61:3 where the Lord, speaking to His people, promises “to console those who mourn in…
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A growing trend of secularism in the United States has taken on frightening dimensions in the past few years. While there have always been those who opposed the incursion of…
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“Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity,…
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Morality, honor, integrity — these words are thrown about by pundits, politicians, preachers and ordinary folk alike. We decry the lack of such in our leaders, political and otherwise. But…
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In 17th Century New England, a young woman, a widow who believes her husband was lost at sea, is publicly humiliated by her townspeople because she had a child out-of-wedlock. …
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Through our imperfect knowledge, we Christians strive to understand the mysteries of God and the way that He works in our lives. From our personal Bible study and from the…
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Through the years, Americans have welcomed immigrants from all over the world to our shores: Swedes, Norwegians, Irish, Germans, Poles, Russians, Scots, Central Europeans, Chinese, Japanese, Mexican, South Americans –…
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In April, I returned to a small Iowa town to visit the church where over sixty-five years ago I became a Christian. The small frame church building looked much the…
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We live in a nation that is the “land of the free”, as we are told in the national anthem, and as it is declared in our Declaration of Independence….
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