Remember.Be Thankful

A retired AA Captain, and good friend recently sent me this link. I think you'll like it. It's a good time to celebrate, pause and reflect that "freedom isn't free." Also to remember the love, honor and sacrifice of those we know who serve or have served our country. They did so largely for family, faith and freedom. And for a country of prosperity and personal liberty uncommon in the family of nations and on the pages of human history.

Though we've gotten far afield from our foundations - Faith in the Heavenly Father by our Founding Fathers. There is no better time than the present to repent (change direction), pray, and work - moving back in that original direction. There is hope, because God says so, and because many of us still serve that Powerful and Loving God, "Who is rich in mercy", and "not willing that any should perish."

But that's not the focus of this writing. It's to REMEMBER and HONOR those who have served or fought or died for the freedoms we enjoy. Let's all pause to do that. Tell them if they are living! Pray for their families and friends if they've gone to their permanent reward.

After this season of HONOR and REMEMBRANCE, then let's get back to work in our realm remembering, praying, and working to return America to it's roots. A deep faith in and fear of the Almighty, the Lord of Heaven's Armies.

In the words of Abraham Lincoln, "It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced... these dead shall not have died in vain. . . that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom." -=db=-

Leaders are Readers

Or so a well known quote goes. In the last two weeks, I've been intoduced to three books and read them all. They are all quite different. One was given me by my good friend Brian, "Paths to Power" by A.W. Tozer. Two were loaned to me by my beautiful wife, "Heaven is for Real" by Todd Burpo and "The Blessed Life" by Robert Morris. I highly recommend them all! When things come to me thru close relationships, I can almost count on it that the Spirit wants to speak to me from them, and He did. I'll probably be writing short reviews on one or more of them later, but if the Spirit leads you to one or more of them, don't delay. Paths are important. So is God's blessing. And heaven is for real.

His love to you all,

Dwayne