Posts Tagged ‘Patriotism’
Should I Hang My Head over My Heritage?
I sometimes take the occasion to write a July 1 post for Proclaim & Defend because, as a Canadian, I have an inner compulsion (no doubt driven by our national angst) to remind the world (i.e. my American friends) that I am different from you all. (See, I can’t even do “y’all” right.) Kidding aside,…
Read MoreAmerica the Beautiful
O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed His grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! O beautiful for pilgrim feet, Whose stern, impassioned stress A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness! America!…
Read MoreChristian Love for Country
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. FOR THERE IS NO POWER BUT OF GOD: THE POWERS THAT BE ARE ORDAINED OF GOD. Whosoever therefore resists the power, resists the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to…
Read MoreThe Military Chaplain – Missionary, Evangelist, or Pastor?
Tavis Long Is the military Chaplaincy a legitimate New Testament ministry? What, if any, is the Chaplain’s affiliation with the local church? Does he lead a local church, as does a pastor? Is he a ministry of the local church, as is a “sent” missionary? Is he a tool of the local church, as is…
Read MoreA Military Mission Field
Gary Fisher I have a story that I think others may benefit from reading. It begins in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where I attended a religious school. I had attended this type of school since kindergarten. My teachers changed each year—and so did their interpretation of the Bible. As time passed this became very confusing to…
Read MoreCenters of Influence: God’s Plan for Winning a War
Wayne Bley Most Americans will remember September 11th and what they were doing when the planes struck the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania. I, however, will remember 11:45 A.M. September 17th even more vividly. It was at this time that I called my wife and told her that I was heading…
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