The Sacrifice

What is a sacrifice? Is it just killing an animal or bringing some of your bounty? No. It is giving up something valuable. God asks for the firstborn and the first fruit. Why? Because you are left to trust He will prosper you. Yet, He tells us also to love Him with all our being.

The World At Present, Not To Come

Why do we do good? There are many answers to this question. Some would say, “well, if I do good then good will come to me” while others would say, “if I don’t do good then when I get caught, I’ll be in trouble.” But though both are good reasons to do good, they are

Right to Bear Arms

In such a hectic and oppressive time, this is a topic that is becoming rapidly of more significance than for many decades. Strangely though, the necessity of retaining this has been turned into a matter of safety from that which it was to be protected for. Notice the word protected I used. The Bill of

“Teach Them Diligently to Your Children…”

To teach, O’ what a most fearful responsibility for those who are called to do such. And here we are, God Himself is calling for fathers and mothers to teach their children. But is it just fathers and mothers? Is it not grandparents and the elders in the family and community? Of course, it is.

Don’t Turn Back, Enter In

We are told that God brought Israel into the desert to test them and see what was in their heart. He brought them to a place where there were but two options: to complain and go back to the life they once lived or to go forward and receive the promise, trusting He would do

“We the People…”

“We the people of the State of North Carolina, grateful to Almighty God, the Sovereign Ruler of Nations, for the preservation of the American Union and the existence of our civil, political, and religious liberties, and acknowledging our dependence upon Him for the continuance of the blessings to us and our posterity, do for the

Eat, Sleep, and be Happy

In such times as we are now facing I hear the cries of the people yelling at one another across a great divide. Yet, those on the right, despite their vitriol and outrage, they sit complacently behind their device of choice seemingly contented in their comfort and safety. Of course there are those who stand

Why is Truth the Seed of Liberty?

The truth is not always something that is the appropriate response to every situation. In instances where one could be hurt it would be immoral to truthfully respond if they are in your protection, unless, of course, it is the police and the refugee is really a fugitive. But this is not so when it