Two of our biggest national holidays are July 4th and December 25th.  The first is the birthday celebration of the United States of America and the second is the birthday celebration of Jesus Christ.  Do they have anything more in common than that they both give federal employees a paid day off from work? One […]

In this season of Thanksgiving there is much to be recalled as blessings with a grateful, humble heart and express our thankfulness to God and to each other; it is time to be grateful for Providential supply, abundance, the atonement with the sure record of the Resurrection, and for family support.

Written by: John Kenyon Today, on 11 November our nation will observe Veterans Day to honor those who served this nation. As a veteran, who served over 30 years, I am often thanked because of that service. I can say it is appreciated, particularly when we realize this has not always been the case, as […]

So, here’s what’s at stake in this election and most national elections.  Either we choose the peace of ballots or we face the danger of bullets. Either we vote with wisdom to sustain national and international order or we allow the chaos of conflict to devolve into more than bullets, perhaps even to ballistic missiles.

The famed Italian voyager who stood 6' tall unwittingly discovered America as he intended to discover a westerly route to India. The mariner in our day bears a split historical personality.  Is he an intrepid explorer or a greedy exploiter? This much we agree upon, “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue...”. But should October 12th be Columbus Day or Indigenous People’s Day?  Was he a successful sailor or a murderous mariner?

This doctrine of calling and God-centered work ethic would greatly influence the following generation as they sought to form a new nation where “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

Every Lord’s Day, as people of faith, we gather on the absolutes of what Christ has done for us. We must never lose sight of that because if we do, we lose our spiritual foundation, and great will be our destruction. Jesus taught this in the parable of the house built upon sand and the other on a rock.

It is often said that the greatest things that George Washington achieved is what he did not do. He did not accept the crown when it was offered to him, and he did not quit at the Valley of the Forge.

The fact that Americans and our visitors can exercise their religious faith freely without fear, including attending the place of worship of their choice, is one of the blessings of the American Revolution and the American way of life.

Written by: John Kenyon, COO Recently I came across a quote that reminded me of the importance of Memorial Day. The quote stated that the nation of Israel celebrates their Independence Day the day after their Memorial Day. It reminded me of the phrase “Freedom isn’t free” and reminded me of the cost, which at […]