From the pledge to our flag, these truths we hold dear (we should hold dear): One nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. How special and how critical are every one of those points! We have been so blessed living under those points and thus the envy of most of the world. For... Continue Reading →
Lady Liberty and the Christian
The Statute of Liberty reminds me of our life in Jesus. Consider her and Christianity: She stands firm and tall. Psalm 3:3, But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, my glory and the One who lifts up my head. Psalm 42:2, And set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps. She holds forth a light – a torch. Matthew 5:14-16, “You are... Continue Reading →
“Bombs Bursting in Air”
Most years I get to attend the feed and fireworks show at the Gerdes’ place south of Gretna – this year I attended. It is always a good time of fellowship with sumptuous foods and the “snap, crackle, and pop” of fireworks! A year ago, God trumped the human fireworks with His own in the... Continue Reading →
Freedom Has Duty
On this day, in 1776, a declaration of independence became official crafted by the leaders of the thirteen colonies and made to a nation that ruled over them without representation and with harsh expectations. The colonists came to their end and laying their livelihoods and lives on the line, signed the declaration which, as is... Continue Reading →
Lying
I recently heard a story reminding me of the evils with lying (a number of you know this story and I have permission to share this). A mother of three found herself pregnant by a man other than her husband. It was during a time when divorce, immorality, and abortion were all deeply frowned upon. The wife... Continue Reading →
Teen Deaths
Our hearts are heavy these hours and days learning of the fiery crash south of Gretna that took the lives of four teenage girls and sent one to a burn unit in Lincoln. It is hard to put one's self anywhere near the grief and pain that the families are experiencing these hours. What a... Continue Reading →
Mark 7
My Life Groups have recently been in Mark 7 and found the story of the Syro-Phoencian woman a rich study. A few points for pondering: Jesus left the Jews around the Sea of Galilee who fussed with His teachings and that He would not feed them a second day and the Jewish seminary teachers who... Continue Reading →
Grandpa
Fifty years ago today, June 14, my paternal grandfather - Charles Milton Buttermore - died. Just a couple months short of his 90th birthday He fathered 15 children of which 14 made it to adulthood. Of the 8 boys, 7 went to war - 6 to WWII and 1 to Korea (the oldest, Alvin, wasn't taken... Continue Reading →
The Church’s Birthday
This Sunday (June 9) is Pentecost Sunday 2019. Pentecost in Acts 2 was the fiftieth day after the resurrection of Jesus and the tenth day from the ascension of Jesus to the right hand of the Father. Those were two HUGE days in the lives of the disciples followed by the HUGE day of Pentecost when the Holy... Continue Reading →
National Park History?
At every visitor center, trail sign, or talk there is the promotion of time – millions of years, lack of mention of God or Noah, and the exaltation of man – of what science says (as if they were there when it all happened). As much as the tours and placards talk millions of years,... Continue Reading →
a PK Musing 