Category Archives: American Heritage

Hate as a Quality of Good Leadership

One of the most thought-provoking challenges I’ve ever gotten as a pastor has been the question of hate. “Hate” is one of those buzzwords today like “absolute” which is to be forbidden except in validating one’s rejection of it. For … Continue reading

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Fight the Good Fight!

“Attention to Orders” is a work that has grown out of my military background and the realization that we are in a war whether we wear the uniform or not. “Our struggle is not against flesh and blood but against … Continue reading

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In Everything Give Thanks

There is no more theologically-demanding instruction in the New Testament than we find in 1 Thessalonians 5:18: 18in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. By “theologically-demanding” I mean this command makes us think … Continue reading

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Veterans’ Day 2014: The Key to Courage Under Fire

Spiritual alertness as a general orientation, combined with prayer—personal engagement of our Heavenly Father—are by God’s design and revelation a preventative against the power of temptation. Continue reading

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Thanking Our Veterans Part I

I say “Thank you” to America for the privilege of serving in the U.S. Armed Forces Continue reading

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