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Thought For the Day: You Can Learn A Lot About A Person By the Way They Handle Rainy Days, Lost Luggage and Tangled Christmas Tree Lights
“I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.” – Maya Angelou
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Tagged Christmas, Handle, Learn, Lost Luggage, Maya Angelou, Person, Rainy Day, Tangle, Thought For the Day, Three, Tree Lights
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First Principles: The Future of America Is Not In the Constitution But In the Laws of God On Which the Constitution is Founded
“The future and success of America is not in this Constitution, but in the laws of God upon which this Constitution is founded.” – James Madison
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Tagged America, Constitution, First Principles, Found, Future, God, James Madison, Laws, Success
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Commit Freedom To Memory
Yesterday, December 15, 2019, was Bill of Rights Day! I was semi-astonished when I didn’t find anyone making reference to this. I was busily recovering from a long walk without a coat taken on Saturday. By the way, … Continue reading
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Tagged American, Bill of Rights Day, Birth Right, Breath, Confluence, December 15 1791, Die, Distinction, Extinction, Flag, Flickr, Freedom, Fundamental, God, Government, Guarantee, History, Hour, Influence, Light, Limit, Lord, Memory, Natural Law, Overseer, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Power, Principles, Rule of Law, Rules, Sentiment, Steeple, The People, Truth, World, Worth
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Thought For the Day: What If Christmas Doesn’t Come From A Store But Is Perhaps A Little Bit More
“What if Christmas, he thought, didn’t come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, was a little bit more.” –Narrator from ‘Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas’
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First Principles: The Safe Depository of the Ultimate Powers of American Society Is the People Themselves
“I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from … Continue reading
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Tagged Abuse, Constitutional Power, Control, Corrective, Depository, Discretion, Education, Enlighten, Exercise, First Principles, Inform, Powers, Remedy, Safe, Society, The People, Thomas Jefferson, True
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First Principles: Let No One Pretend American Patriotism Who Would Attempt To Remove Christianity From Politics
“Do not let anyone claim tribute of American patriotism if they even attempt to remove religion from politics.” – George Washington
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Thought For the Day: The Truths of Christmas Condenses To Three Words, “God With Us”
“If we could condense all the truths of Christmas into only three words, these would be the words: “God with us.” We tend to focus our attention at Christmas on the infancy of Christ. The greater truth of the holiday … Continue reading
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Tagged Attention, Christ, Christmas, Condense, Deity, Focus, God With Us, Infancy, John MacArthur, Thought For the Day, Three Words, Truth
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Thought For the Day: The Christmas Frame of Mind Has Been Changing. Let’s Do Something About it!
“Oh, Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind and that’s what’s been changing. That’s why I’m glad I’m here, maybe I can do something about it.” – Kris Kringle from ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ … Continue reading
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