Category: Freedom
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Shout Liberty in America!
Tradition says that on July 8, 1776, the Liberty Bell rang from the tower of Independence Hall, drawing Philadelphians to hear the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence by Colonel John Nixon. In 1751, the Pennsylvania Assembly ordered the Bell to mark the 50th anniversary of William Penn’s 1701 Charter of Privileges that…
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Freedom cost everything
From Valley Forge to Gettysburg, from Berlin to Versailles, from Pearl Harbor to Normandy, from Viet Nam to Iraq and Afghanistan, American soldiers and their families sacrificed their lives, limbs, physicial and mental health, and relationships for the freedom of others. Today, we remember their sacrifices and celebrate the freedom that they fought so valiantly…
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What’s a Patriot’s life?
For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. Matthew 25:14-15 Last…
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Thank you to our veterans, active duty military, reservists, and their families
Thank you to America’s veterans, active duty military, reservists, and their families for your service, your sacrifice, and your dedication. You have honored Americans and preserved our freedom. Thank you!
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Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin Wall, 25 years later
Today marked the 25th Anniversary of the tearing down of the Berlin Wall. That day was emotional for Keith and me. He was still in the Air Force, and we were living in O’Fallon, Illinois. I cried as I watched. When we lived in Italy, Keith and I traveled to West Berlin. He had a…
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The lyre and the lambs … A review
Sydney Avey’s sequel to The Sheepwalker’s Daughter masterfully walks the reader through the winding path of relationships, faith, and discovery. Set in the sixties, tradition clashes with modernity in one neighborhood. Difference erupted in opposition. Dee’s mother’s home burned to the ground in The Sheepwalker’s Daughter. Tradition burned. Dee’s daughter, Valerie, built a modern…
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Are you truly free?
Now if the ministry that brought death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory, transitory though it was, will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious? 2 Corinthians 3:7-8 The second time…
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Celebrate your freedom by thanking a vet, soldier, military family member
Each year, our community decorates golf carts, motorcycles, and an old fire truck. Gleeful residents parade through the streets celebrating Independence Day. Tonight, there will be barbecues and fireworks. Our nation’s founders declared their independence to govern themselves and worship as they pleased. Before the declaration of freedom, they engaged in war. Lives were saved…
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Memorial Day, a day to remember the sacrifices of freedom
The Vietnam Women’s War Memorial in Washington, D.C. Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 Thank You, friends for serving America and preserving freedom for generations to come.