“…A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance….” (Ecclesiastes 3:4) Today, July 4, is Independence Day in the United States. It’s our big nationw…
By Greg Laurie – In a nation that allows us to pursue happiness, however we see fit, I urge you to pursue it through dependency on God.
There is no question that today’s America is not the same America our Founding Fathers created. Since the very first day our Fore Fathers declared independence from Great Britain, the enemy has been working overtime to destroy a country built on freedom. Still, today the United States of America remains the freest nation in the world.
I love America. I am one of those people whose heart bleeds red, white and blue. I have been patriotic since my 5-year-old feet stepped into the one-room schoolhouse in my small town. (That’s right … I am old enough to have attended a one-room schoolhouse!) I’ll never forget the first mornin
“If your brother, a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, is sold to you, he shall serve you six years, and in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you” (Deuteronomy 15:12). In Deuteronomy 15, M…
When your spirit grows faint and you’re in a dark place cannot escape—when providence feels like a prison—you can pray this way.
Regrettably, I spent many years in the prison of unforgiveness before receiving the powerful freedom found in forgiveness.
The type of women’s “liberation” that abandons God’s righteous precepts and statutes is not liberation. It is bondage. The same goes for anything else disguised as freedom, …
Now, I know that I’m getting some eyerolls before you even start reading. Great, you say, here’s another person telling me to be thankful in my terrible circumstance. Just give me a chance, though, to help illustrate what I mean. I know that many of us have situations that are downright awful, and w
In my capacity as someone who consults on the creation of stock indices and also in my capacity as personal investor, I have attended roughly three dozen annual shareholder meetings of publicly traded companies. U.S. companies that are publicly traded (meaning available to the general public to buy on open exchanges) hold annual meetings for
I just got to spend an incredible weekend with a group of women talking about freedom in Christ. I was so excited about what God was teaching me through preparing for the women’s retreat, I wanted to share some of it in a blog post. Freedom is not something we create, but rather recognize. We are r
The song God Bless America music was penned by Irving Berlin, a composer of thousands of songs. Written against the backdrop of World War I and a national epidemic that was sweeping through homes and hospitals, Berlin longed to pen a simple song that might capture the heart cry of the American people.
This series was first published during September 2014. –ed. First Corinthians 8is Paul’s response to a gray-area question dividing the church at Corinth. Paul doesn’t simply give the Corinthians a “yes” or “no” answer to their questions about eating meat sacrificed to idols. He helps them think through the purpose of their liberty and the
I’ve always thought it fascinating that two key figures in American independence—John Adams and Thomas Jefferson— died on the same day, and that day was July 4, 1826—the 50th anniversary of the Dec…
While I celebrate my freedom as an United States citizen, I rejoice in reflecting on Christian freedom bestowed upon me by my Father God.
I looked forward to attending church service this weekend for the last month. We could finally gather for worship without making a reservation, sitting far away from each other, or wearing masks unless we wanted to. We enjoyed lemonade after … Continue reading →
What is independence? Definitions abound, but what is it in actuality? The Encarta Dictionary describes it as “freedom from dependence on or control by another person, organization, or state.” At its core, it’s freedom from dependence or control. It grants self-autonomy and self-directedness free of encumbrances. Independence provides the space and freedom to craft and […]
early Americans came to the new world for religious freedom, and we based our laws upon the Bible. We had a good foundation and have enjoyed liberty for 245 years. How do we keep our freedom?
To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker.” ~ Frederick Douglass
Independence Day is upon us, and next to Thanksgiving, it is the other day out of the year when we feel thankful for this great country. The United States of America has been blessed—in spite of ou…