By Kelly Carr “I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of […]
Freedom—Just Another Word?
By T. R. Robertson The meaning of the word freedom has been in dispute for as long as there have been huddled masses, yearning to be free. To the men who signed the Declaration of Independence it meant freedom from the oppression of British rule. They wrote their statement of freedom in the language of […]
We Need Him More Than We Think
By David Faust Americans declared our independence in 1776, and we continue to declare it every day. We treasure individuality. We value freedom. We honor those who died to preserve our liberty in the past and those who risk their lives to protect it in the present. When our nation’s founders declared independence from political […]
Conquering Complaining
By Rick Ezell I was at lunch with Bill, a friend, when Jon sat down at our table. Uninvited, I might add. Jon began to dominate the conversation. He whined about the weather. He criticized the waiter’s service. And when he tasted the food, he went into a full rant about how horrible it was. […]
Community Change Brings Life Change
By Laura McKillip Wood Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Denford Chizanga began his education in a rural area of the country but completed secondary school in Harare, the capital city. He apprenticed as an electrical engineer and was about to embark in his career when he felt a call from God to begin studying and […]