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God Has Blessed America

Our Nation’s Inspiration

Father’s Day: A Broader Perspective

When In Trouble, Call Dad

While kayaking in southern England off the island of Wight, Mark Ashton-Smith, a 33-year-old lecturer at Cambridge University, capsized in treacherous waters.  Clinging to his craft and reaching for his cell phone, Ashton-Smith’s first inclination was to call his father. It didn’t matter to the desperate son that his dad, Alan Pimm-Smith, was at work [...]

Don’t Underestimate Your Gifts

 A movie I enjoy is titled, The Rookie. It is based on events in the life of Jimmy Morris, a high school teacher and baseball coach in Big Lake, Texas who became a major-league baseball pitcher. Several of the high school players who had been on the receiving end of Morris’s fastballs encouraged him to [...]

If You Think You’re a Dud, Think Again

Many people love the sweet confection called “Milk Duds.” It was, however, the product of a mistake. The Hoffman Company of Chicago, the original producers of the product, was trying to make a perfectly round chocolate-covered caramel. They failed and subsequently called their mistakes “duds.” Not wanting a total loss, the company decided to sell [...]

ANTICIPATION

For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all people, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel.” Luke 2:30-32 (NIV) Advent is waiting. We wait for Christmas day. We wait for that special gift we asked for and hope that someone [...]