USS Russell at Pearl Harbor, Christmas 2007For many of us there will be much to celebrate this Christmas. Family, friends, parties, dinners. Gifts, food, drink, music. Trees, Santa Clause, Rudolph, Frosty. And of course, the celebration of the birth of the Christ child. For many of us this will be a very happy time of … Continue reading Our last Christmas together
Christmas thanks to a young mother
We began to celebrate the Christmas season over the past week, the celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Providing for humanity to be saved by God taking on a human role, however, required first a perfect vessel to deliver that physical birth to the earth. In his gospel, Saint Luke … Continue reading Christmas thanks to a young mother
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The picture accompanying this story might look like a scene out of some late 1960's, Gump-esque, anti-Vietnam War rally with counter-culture hippies, radicals, and others disenchanted with the actions and policies of their government protesting those actions and policies.However, the picture, one that many of you likely have never seen because the former mainstream media … Continue reading Join the 912 Project
Thank You, God
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who takes the time to read these thoughts of mine. Anyone who cares enough about the way you think and express yourself to actually use some of their valuable time to bother reading is certainly worth thanking.There are many others in my life for whom I am thankful that they are … Continue reading Thank You, God
Remaining thankful in the worst of times
If we live long enough here on earth, every single one of us is going to experience difficult times. Some of those are going to overwhelm us, challenging us to the limits of our ability to recover feelings of joy, peace, and thankfulness.This coming week here in America we will celebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving … Continue reading Remaining thankful in the worst of times
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