   Several years ago, a pastor from a nation in Africa told me about politics in his country.  He said the political groups are divided not only by political differences, but they are also from different tribes.  Their tribal heritages go back many centuries, and these deep loyalties to their own tribe and their age-old […]
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Image above:Â “Coming to America” “America,” by Neil Diamond (1941- ), written to honor his immigrant grandmother, and the dream of freedom in America (don’t miss it!): Far, We’ve been traveling far; Without a home, But not without a star Free; Only want to be free; We huddle close; Hang on to a dream On
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   (…continued)  Europe today has total religious freedom, but very little religious conviction anymore. Muslim nations have strong religious convictions, but very little sense of religious freedom. The First Amendment has helped the United States maintain this delicate balance, but there are dangers now as there always has been.    First of all,
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     (…continued) This is where religion comes in. As the government of this new nation was being formed, there was much talk about the three legs of a golden triangle, like three legs of a stool.  All three legs are needed, and each depends on the other.    The first leg of the stool,
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         In the Small Catechism, Martin Luther lists many of the things God has given us for which we should be thankful. Included in that list is the gift of “good government.” Tomorrow, we celebrate the 248th anniversary of the birth of our nation. There are many people these days, on both ends of the
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Somewhere along the line, and the sooner the better, we all need to take a step back from our strong political opinions and remember that we live in a DEMOCRACY, or, to be more precise, a REPUBLIC. That is to say, we make our decisions as by voting—voting for the people who will vote on
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By Randy Alcorn, posted September 28, 2020 at: http://www.epm.org ———————————    Whatever our feelings and opinions about the upcoming election, certainly we can all affirm that as Christ followers, our hope should not be in politics, nor should it be our ultimate focus.  When I was emailing with a friend recently about the issues surrounding
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   (…continued)  Europe today has total religious freedom, but very little religious conviction anymore. Muslim nations have strong religious convictions, but very little sense of religious freedom. The First Amendment has helped the United States maintain this delicate balance, but there are dangers now as there always has been.    First of all,
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    (…continued)  As the government of this new nation was being formed, there was much talk about the three legs of a golden triangle, like three legs of a stool.  All three legs are needed, and each depends on the other.    The first leg of the stool, the first principle, is that freedom requires virtue,
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   In Galatians 5:1 the Apostle Paul says, “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.  Stand firm then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”  Paul got this idea from Jesus, who said, “You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free; and if
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