Ah ha Moment

I have prayed for a long time that the Body of Christ would grow in fruitfulness and faithfulness; in courage and obedience. That we would love God’s Word more each day—that we’d read it more, walk it out and share it with others.

BUT,

One day, I was angry with myself for not praying for severely persecuted Christians.

God said,

“Oh, but you have been.”

Oh my gosh! I’d put boundaries on my prayers; our townhome complex, our families, our country.

BUT —- THE BODY OF CHRIST IS WORLD–BIG!

Thank You, God.

Lonnie

Herman Melville (Moby Dick)

“Even Herman Melville, the American novelist who was no great friend of Christians, compared the American experience with that of the Israelites in Scripture. In 1850, Melville wrote: ‘We Americans are the peculiar, chosen people—-the Israel of our time; we bear the ark of the liberties of the world.'”

Bill Bright/John N. Damoose

Red Sky in the Morning p.70

New Life Publications 1998

Perspective

“To put it in perspective, consider the Spanish flu, which lasted from February 1918 to April 1919 at a time when medicine and medical treatment were nothing like they are today. Nearly 750,000 Americans and 50 million people worldwide died of the flu, with about one third of the world’s population stricken during that pandemic. Yet America didn’t stop back then . . . They understood enough at the time to know you can’t shut everything down, because if they had, it would be all over for us.”

Graham Allen; Dear America p. 53, Center Street. 2021

TV Dinners and Garages

“TV dinners and garages started the ruin of America.”

““Because no one had easy-in, easy-out garages, they parked in their driveways or on the street, where everyone could see everyone else, wait for and yell to everyone coming and going, and even chat with one another for a brief period.

” Then the enclosed garage became standard . . . Neighbors were still neighbors but no longer conducted friendly interactions withvone another.”

Graham Allen

Dear America p. 22–23

Center Street 2021

Incentive

“Fifty or sixty years ago, what do you think were the most important things to Americans?

1.) Faith

2.) Family

3.) Freedom

4.) Community

5.) Less Government.

Don’t believe me?

Think about WW II.

You had boys–children —- LYING ABOUT THEIR AGE TO ENLIST, KNOWING THEY HAD A GOOD CHANCE OF DYING.

Their main motivation to join the military—their incentive to join—was to fight for their country. That’s it! The money was garbage!

Graham Allen

Dear America p. 16–17

Center Street 2021