Today is the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg address. This is often described as one of the greatest speeches ever given ~ brief, concise, razor sharp, convicting. It speaks to the heart of the tragedy of death in wartime and the resulting duty of those left behind. It cries out to us […]
Each of us is born with a sin nature. Within the heart of each man and woman there is an awareness, whether acknowledged or not, that he or she is ultimately accountable to God. “So, then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.” Rom. 14:12 NIV “The stark reality of Scripture is […]
I am America. I am blueberry muffins and eggs-over-easy in silverfoil diners with blue neon signs and newspapers out front, where the regulars come to fill up on warmth and the everpresent feeling of family, I am picnic baskets made of straw, and tall grass with milkweed, worn blankets to sit on, and […]