“If we and our posterity…live always in the fear of God and shall respect His Commandments…we may have the highest hopes of the future fortunes of our country…. But if we…neglect religious instruction and authority; violate the rules of eternal justice, trifle with the injunctions of morality, and recklessly destroy the constitution which holds us together, no man can tell how sudden a catastrophe may overwhelm us and bury all our glory in profound obscurity.” (Daniel Webster, Address to the New York Historical Society, 1852)
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What is evil? [From Renew America]: Paganism, Part 42
The three-fold attitude in common with all of these natural or pagan systems is that suffering, not sin, is the supreme evil, thus the only means of dealing with suffering is escape of any kind and complete as possible making peace the absence of suffering. But because the human condition (pride, covetousness, lust, envy, etc) is responsible for moral evils, the natural man never finds peace though he looks for it everywhere.
Americans in Name Only (AINO): From RenewAmerica
We begin We have passports, licenses, with our most basic identity. “It’s a boy!” “It’s a girl!” After sexual identity comes family identity, national identity, religious identity, educational identity, professional identity, and so on. Our identity gives us standing. We have identification cards that verify our identity. diplomas, marriage certificates, and so on…Patriotic Americans reject the political class and their globalist reset of enslavement. The reset that the majority of Americans voted for in 2016 and yes, again in 2020, is the draining of the treasonous, China-centered political swamp.
Psalm 12:4 Those who say, With our tongues we prevail; our lips are our own [to command at our will]—who is lord and master over us?
Psalm 12:8 The wicked walk or prowl about on every side, as vileness is exalted [and baseness is rated high] among the sons of men.
Bob Woodson’s Legacy of Neighborhood Empowerment: Epoch Times, Life & Tradition, Featured Article
“That will guide people in understanding themselves, and guide people into understanding how to help without injuring with the helping hand,” Woodson said. It’s filled with stories of what he’s witnessed, and the core of it is 10 principles he believes we need, principles such as transparency, humility, trustworthiness, and honesty. [A synopsis of Woodson’s book]
Dear Next Generation: ‘Learn a trade in a field you enjoy:’ Epoch Times, Life & Tradition
I come from hardy stock. Strong work ethic rooted in a strong love for God and selflessness toward others…My paternal grandmother was a Rosie the Riveter for a shipyard during World War II. She was known in my hometown as Big Mama…And both these women were prayer warriors. Praying for just about anything and everyone to the God they loved. They prayed for me as they taught me about hard work. I used to joke with my friends that our family spelled F-U-N with four letters—W-O-R-K.
Homeschooling More Than Doubles During the Pandemic
Prior to the pandemic and related school closures last spring, there were just under 2 million homeschoolers in the United States, representing about 3.4 percent of the total K-12 school-age population. According to recent polling by Education Week, that percentage has more than doubled to 9 percent this fall, or nearly 5 million homeschoolers. This estimate mirrors related polling from Gallup in August suggesting that 10 percent of U.S. students would be homeschooled this year.
Telling the Truth in a Post-truth World, Part A: Dr. John MacArthur
Dr. MacArthur’s sermon explained the plight of our modern culture that believes truth is relative; or that they can create their own truth. He explained
We Will Not Bow, Dr. John MacArthur
When a nation’s leaders hate God, oppose His law, usurp Him, then they are on dangerous ground
Hungering and Thirsting for Righteousness: Dr. Nelson Kloosterman
What does it mean to hunger and thirst for righteousness?