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Category Archives: Patriotism
This Time of Year
This time of year must surely lift us The annual joyful event called Christmas Forget this year, this weird election Instead we need sincere reflection A blinking star still lights the way To feeding trough where a baby lays The … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Baby Jesus, Belief, Bible, Christ, Christmas, Darkness, Faith, Fear, Feelings, Freedom, God, Humanity, Imagination, Jesus, Letting Go, New Year, Patriotism, Peace, Perseverance, Perspective, Politics, Prophecy, Religion, Scripture, Spirituality, Stress, Thankfulness, The Past, Values, Word of God
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Reflecting On This Union
A writing from an earlier time: About 200 yards away just across a busy traffic artery stands a flag pole with a giant American flag raised to the top. The morning blue sky perfectly mats the red, white and … Continue reading
Posted in Loyalty, Patriotism, Perseverance, Politics, Pride, Principles, Priorities, Reconciliation, Uncategorized
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Thoughts on Memorial Day 2013
It is my family’s custom to go out to breakfast on all holidays so today was no different. On my way home, I thought about my observance of Memorial Day. I hoped I could find a service somewhere either in … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Appreciation, Bravery, Choices, Commitment, Country, Courage, Faithfulness, Fear, Freedom, Holidays, Life, love, Loyalty, Memorial Day, Military, Mission, Patriotism, Prayer, Quiet Time, Service, Soldier, The Past, Values
Tagged American, Country, current-events, Fear, Integrity, Liberty, Life, Loss, Memorial Day, Military, Patriotism, Principles, Surrender
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Spiritual Pandemic
Part of a daily devotional series at Words of Hope (https://woh.org/word/devotionals/2013/03/13) looking at how people in the Bible handled tough situations: Read 2 Kings 23:1-25 In the 21st century the world has learned a new term: pandemic. A virus that … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptability, Adversity, Belief, Country, Courage, Darkness, Evil, Faithfulness, Fear, Life, Materialism, Morale, Morals, Patriotism, Peace, Prayer, Priorities, Spirituality, Values
Tagged Abiding, Country, current-events, Fear, Identity, Integrity, Morals, Perseverance, politics, Prayer, Principles, Quiet Time, Spirituality, Trust
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A Second-Second Chance
A Gust of Grace: blew through my life when I was in the US Army. I was in during the height of the Vietnam War (1967-1970). I had finished basic training at Fort Knox and the class ahead of me … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Faith, Fear, Grace, Military, Morals, Patriotism, Principles, Priorities, Repentance, Soldier, The Past, War, Worry
Tagged Country, Discipline, Fear, Identity, Military, Morals, Patriotism, Trust, War, Worry
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In the Military Service for the Holidays
Living in the Past: As I’ve already shared, I was in the US Army during the 1960’s. One of the things I wondered about when I was away from home was whether the folks back home knew what I was … Continue reading
Posted in Country, Creativity, Faithfulness, Feelings, Focus, Military, Morale, Patriotism, Perspective, Politics, relationships, Service, Soldier, Volunteerism, War
Tagged Country, Courage, current-events, Holidays, Liberty, Perseverance, politics, Self Worth, Suffering
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The Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Living in the Past: The shooting of JFK was another of those incidents so life stopping that people remember what they were doing at the time. I was a college freshman in the Autumn of 1963. I was part of … Continue reading
On Alert After Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassination
Living in the Past: The reader needs to know that I am not a violent man. I have had only one fight in my life. I avoid physical confrontations because of some difficulties I have with my anger. In the … Continue reading
Posted in Country, Courage, Eternity, Faith, Fear, Feelings, Legal, Life, Memory, mercy, Military, Morals, Patriotism, Peace, Perseverance, Perspective, Politics, Principles, Priorities, Service, Soldier, Trust, War, Wisdom, Youth
Tagged Country, current-events, Fear, Identity, Integrity, Liberty, Morals, Perseverance, politics, Principles, Stress, Suffering, Trust, Worry
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I Liked Ike
LIVING IN THE PAST: When I was little I remember seeing little buttons saying “I Like Ike.” They were being worn by people who supported Dwight David Eisenhower, our 34th president. The slogan was simple and catchy. Dwight D. Eisenhower … Continue reading
Posted in Contentment, Country, Courage, Faithfulness, Fear, Memory, Nuclear Holocaust, Patriotism, Perspective, Politics, Trust, War, Wisdom, Worry
Tagged Country, current-events, Fear, Integrity, politics, Trust, Worry
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First Man on the Moon
LIVING IN THE PAST: As a young child, there were references to the man in the moon which I always took to mean the black splotches on that shiny surface which looked like a human face. I believe there also was … Continue reading
Posted in Country, Courage, Creation, Creativity, Fear, Heaven, Imagination, Life, Memory, Nature, Old Age, Patriotism, Perseverance, Space, Space Travel, Wisdom
Tagged attitude towards work, Country, current-events, Identity, Moon, Perseverance, Pioneers, Space Exploration, travel
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