Got Zeal

A close up and focused search of the work Zeal

The Archbishop of York, a major leader in the Church of England, last week told the organization’s General Synod that the Lord’s prayer was “oppressively patriarchal” because of the reference to “Our Father” at the beginning of the prayer taught by Christ. The July 7 report from GBN, a Great Britain news network, quotes Archbishop…

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The Farm Chronicles: The sisters I never had

A vintage photograph of a boy carried by women

I grew up with two older brothers—Chuck was 14 years older than me, Larry is 9 years older. So, it was like being an only child. My brothers were all grown up and mostly out of the house by the time I was old enough to be fun. That’s one of the reasons why my…

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Lashon hara and the talebearers—not a rock band!

A woman wearing a scarf showing disrespect

Christians and conservatives get riled up pretty easy over the deliberate weaponization of the news, the falsehoods, half-truths, lies, insinuations, agenda pushing and just plain political intolerance and ideological bigotry by the news media and the liberals. We are living in a nation where the meanest, most outrageous, and inaccurate things can be said about…

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Stupidocrisy: Delusional Deprogramming

Delusional Disorder check bar

There are a lot of stupid things being done in this world by self-proclaimed smart people. We see it every day. The lack of common sense, common decency and common manners has become, well, common. In fact, it is a phenomenon and when it becomes institutionalized, I would say it is Stupidocrisy. We especially see…

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Remembering the American Revolution

A statue representing American Revolution

On this day of our Independence from Britain, it may be helpful to be reminded of the sufferance of the Founding Fathers and what was going through their minds as they decided to take on the most powerful political and military force on the planet. They said, “A Prince whose character is thus marked by…

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A time to reflect on God and Country

Save American Ideals text on a cardboard

As America reflects ahead of Independence Day and where we are as a nation, it is sad that true Americans are vilified by a popular political “party,” and anything standing on ethics, morals and traditional values is ridiculed, mocked and frowned upon. This is a contradiction to the ideal of America. Those who first came…

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The Farm Chronicles: 4th of July at the Beach

A vintage photograph of a family posing

It was the July 4, 1967 week when we took our annual beach vacation with the Heft’s to Myrtle Beach, SC. But it was haying season. Bill and Martha Heft and their daughters Jean and Nancy lived on a small farm down the road from us. We had our hay to get in the barn…

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Vaxed more likely to be hospitalized

A digital chart and description of Hospitalization

The Centers for Disease Control is now saying that If you have been fully vaccinated against COVID, your chances of hospitalization with COVID are 8 percent higher than the unvaccinated. On June 15, the CDC’s Dr. Ruth Link-Gelles told a Food and Drug Administration panel, “We see a pattern of waning against hospitalization.” Not only…

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Stupidocrisy: The fortunate son

A letter to the US Department of Justice

In November 1969, Credence Clearwater Revival released the song Fortunate Son. Lead singer John Fogerty says the song was birthed out of extreme distrust of executive authority. The second verse reads: “Some folks are born silver spoon in hand; Lord, don’t they help themselves, no; But when the taxman come’ to the door; Lord, the…

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WHO and CDC must be held accountable

World Health Organization logo and illustration

As the data from studies regarding the COVID pandemic accumulates and is analyzed, more experts are joining the growing chorus of those who believe World Health Organization mandated protocols contributed to a massive number of needless deaths. This also would hold true for the US Centers for Disease Control, who rigidly followed the WHO protocols…

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