s is going to be a short work week. I heard yesterday that travel is going to be considerably down compared to last year's 4th of July holiday due to the increase in fuel prices and all the related escalated costs. However, the percentage seemed fairly small, somewhere around 3%. We Americans. We will find a way! And, that's another aspect to the great spirit and ingenuity of our great nation. We will find a way! For those of us who stay at home, we will observe this 232nd birthday of the founding of our country in one way or another. Typically, there are some great serialized programs from PBS or the History Channel that depict our roots back into the Revolutionary War period. I will watch as much of that kind of stuff as I can. Some will do a home barbecue or go to their nearby park for a day of enjoying family as they celebrate freedom. Others may choose to do no
thing at all and the thought about this being a special day of commemoration may not even cross their minds. But, that's part of freedom also and we are so blessed to live in a country where these choices exist.My wife will be working through most of the holiday and that takes aw
ay from our usual family gathering. I already know that one of the boys and his family will be up on the lake for a weekend get away and then their entire family leaves Monday for a cruise. Now I ask you: "Is this a great country or what?" I feel confident the others will at the least have a cookout for their families and I do hope 
and pray they will at some point and time, pause to give thanks to God for this nation that so many have given their lives to preserve. I know that's the theme of our prayer at this time of year whenever we do all get to be together.
ay from our usual family gathering. I already know that one of the boys and his family will be up on the lake for a weekend get away and then their entire family leaves Monday for a cruise. Now I ask you: "Is this a great country or what?" I feel confident the others will at the least have a cookout for their families and I do hope 
and pray they will at some point and time, pause to give thanks to God for this nation that so many have given their lives to preserve. I know that's the theme of our prayer at this time of year whenever we do all get to be together.My wife read my blog yesterday and she commented that she could tell 
I was already in the 4th of July spirit. I plead guilty on all counts. I tell you with the current presidential battle turning ugly so soon, and with the ineffective legislative bodies basically bailing out during this fiscal crisis, it becomes all too easy to be critical, grow into being cynical, and out of frustration, throw in the towel. For those of us who are believers we are left with the inspired text of our God that directs us to pray for our leaders, support our government, and to be honorable as citizens of our country. Why? According to the Word it is so that we honor the name of our Lord. Wow! That's right. It's not just a rally around the red, white, and blue, or in support of the slogan, "In God We Trust." It has to do with an active testimony of faithfulness to God, to family, and to our governmental authorities that were ordained by God. I remind us all one more time that when the Apostle Paul was inspired to pen these words about government as found in Ro
mans 13, he was talking about one of the most corrupt governments that ever existed on the face of the earth. Therefore, we have every reason in the world to celebrate our nation's birthday by recommitting ourselves to allegiance first to God and then to the cause of freedom as symbolized by our flag! These are some things to think about as we prepare for our holiday! Amen. ......More later.
I was already in the 4th of July spirit. I plead guilty on all counts. I tell you with the current presidential battle turning ugly so soon, and with the ineffective legislative bodies basically bailing out during this fiscal crisis, it becomes all too easy to be critical, grow into being cynical, and out of frustration, throw in the towel. For those of us who are believers we are left with the inspired text of our God that directs us to pray for our leaders, support our government, and to be honorable as citizens of our country. Why? According to the Word it is so that we honor the name of our Lord. Wow! That's right. It's not just a rally around the red, white, and blue, or in support of the slogan, "In God We Trust." It has to do with an active testimony of faithfulness to God, to family, and to our governmental authorities that were ordained by God. I remind us all one more time that when the Apostle Paul was inspired to pen these words about government as found in Ro
mans 13, he was talking about one of the most corrupt governments that ever existed on the face of the earth. Therefore, we have every reason in the world to celebrate our nation's birthday by recommitting ourselves to allegiance first to God and then to the cause of freedom as symbolized by our flag! These are some things to think about as we prepare for our holiday! Amen. ......More later.
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