Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me “to recommend to the people of the United States… Read More »
What Do We Have to be Thankful For?
Note: I wrote this blog a few years ago and repost it every year at this time. This year – this incredibly difficult, challenging, draining, maddening, unprecedented, never-ending trial of a year – while we have had to deal with problems none of us have ever had to confront before, we have also been reminded… Read More »
Only in Miami / Only in America
Mondays are my day off, so last Monday afternoon I went to vote at the Coral Gables Library. (The miamidade.gov website said the wait time was 00.00; turns out not everything you see on the Internet is true. Who knew?) But the line outside wasn’t too long, and pretty soon I was inside waiting to… Read More »
Top Ten Ways the Reformation Changed the World
The first and most important of the principles that drove the Protestant Reformation is the doctrine of Sola Scriptura – Only Scripture: The belief that the Bible is our only infallible rule and guide in matters of faith and practice. As followers of Christ we acknowledge the authority of the Bible over all else, including… Read More »
Halloween
If you are someone who really, really likes Halloween, enjoys costume parties and thinks life without candy corn, miniature Milky Ways and orange and black lollipops is not worth living, allow me to explain briefly where Halloween came from. Believe it or not … Halloween was once a Christian event. In medieval times, on November… Read More »
Why Christians Must Vote
By Chuck Colson (Edited and updated) Next Tuesday Americans will go to the polls and elect a number of state and national officials – who will influence the direction in which the country’s moral compass will point. But according to a recent report, only a fourth of evangelical Christians – those who ought to be… Read More »
Earth in the Balance, Part 2
[Note: Previously, in referring to the vernal equinox, I posted “Earth in the Balance” describing how life on earth is calibrated with incredible precision to support human life: https://www.kendallpres.org/earth-in-the-balance. This is a continuation of that line of thought.] ********* Before I begin this blog – has anybody seen my summer? It was here just a… Read More »
Ten Things We Should Have Learned Since September 11, 2001
We can’t turn a blind eye to Islam, evangelism, heroism, and our Christian calling. By Jim Tonkowich [This article, written one year after the attacks that changed our world forever, updated and edited for abbreviation by me, still contains very valuable insights. You might not agree with everything this writer says, but I think you will… Read More »
Labor Day
Christians have a reason to celebrate Labor Day that goes beyond having a three-day weekend. (Although that ain’t bad!) The Bible honors the fundamental dignity of workers, for we worship a God who labored in creating the world – and created human beings in his image to be workers. When God made Adam and Eve,… Read More »
What’s Bugging You?
If for some reason you should ever drive through Enterprise, Alabama, a small town in the SE part of the state, you’ll notice something pretty unusual. In the center of town there’s a classic Greek marble statue of a woman, her white arms stretched high above her head. In the woman’s hands is a round… Read More »
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