Though our country is young in comparison to other nations of the world, the pomp and circumstance of a presidential inauguration struts all the grandeur of a republic conceived a millennia ago. In Daniel 2:21 the Bible gives God the credit. “It is He who changes the times and the epochs; He removes kings and […]
Freedom
A Prayer for Independence Day
If those who signed the original Declaration of Independence in 1776 could see America today, I wonder what they would think of what we have become. Would they be impressed with our technology? Would they find our economy amazing? Would our infrastructure of highways, air traffic, and train travel surprise them? Would they be proud […]
Storykeepers #19–Freedmen Freed Men
One of the most interesting aspects of my research into the life of my great-great-grandmother has been the disagreements between scholars on what truly happened to runaway slaves during the 1840’s. I’d been led to believe that kind, God-fearing white folks abounded along the trail, helping the fugitive find his or her way to freedom […]
Living Free in the Sacrifices of Others
Mementoes left by the sacrifices of others Dust covers the hat, its fabric fragile in light of its age, the colors on the flag have faded with time—mementoes that remain of two men whose lives were important to me, who gave their service willingly for wars they didn’t cause. I never met my father-in-law, who […]