Nathanael Greene writing to a young friend with advice on life and learning:
“Study to be wise and learn to be prudent. Learning is not virtue but the means to bring us an acquaintance with it. Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.”
I’ve always questioned those signs, but for different reasons. But, hey, it’s only fair. I’m sure women can lean on their shovels just as efficiently as men.
It is difficult in “churchianity”-saturated America to remember the millions who have never heard. This report from a missionary friend reminds me of the “why” of missions!
The Team stopped to deliver the packets of New Testaments, Disciple books, notebooks, and pens. While doing this, the village people came running. Whether for packets, or because they saw white people, it does not matter, the Lord brought them to us.
Forty plus people stood and listened to C______ (a national preacher) preach the gospel from the tailgate of a pickup. You could see the expressions on their faces change from interest, to contemplation, then to sadness as he spoke of sin against a Holy God. Their faces changed to wonderment when he spoke of the Son of God that paid the penalty. Men, women, boys and girls called on God for salvation standing around that truck. Before we left several men came to C and pleaded “Please come back and teach us more”.
We went back three days in a row. C and A___ (national preacher) have arranged to go back weekly. That is why we “must needs go….”
This news is about three days old, but I just read US News reporting the death of long-time University of Georgia mascot, UGA VI. I’m not usually emotionally affected by the passing of a canine (though I always cry at the end of Old Yeller), but as a life-long fan of the Dawgs I am saddened by the news.
In memory of this legendary mascot, I will burn a stuffed gator.
He has been called, “the most underappreciated great man in the War for Independence.” George Washington’s hand-picked successor, Nathanael Greene was born into a prominent Rhode Island Quaker family. Plagued by insecurities due to his lack of education and military experience, he nonetheless provided an invaluable contribution to the cause of Liberty.
Shortly after enlisting in his state’s militia, some of his unit suggested that he resign. They felt that his marked “limp” detracted from their “manly, martial appearance.” Against their wishes he remained and within six months was commissioned as a general. By the end of the Revolution, he would be second only to Washington himself.
Greene’s meteoric rise to glory is highlighted by his passionate patriotism and intense sense of loyalty. As Washington’s reluctant yet efficient Quartermaster, he sustained the Continental Army through some of the leanest years of the war, battling Congress for much-needed funds. As commander of the Southern front, he would outfox Cornwallis in the swamps of the Low-Country and hills of the Carolinas.
This book turns a long-overdue spotlight on one of our forgotten heroes. Based on scholarly research from both primary and secondary sources, it retains a readability that historical laymen such as myself find appealing. For anyone interested in our nation’s history or in a genuine American hero, I recommend Washington’s General.
Today I celebrate the best years of my life. Sixteen years ago today, Lynn and I were married. She is the most beautiful woman, greatest mother, most dedicated pastor’s wife, and sweetest person in the world. I am blessed to be her husband.
Michelle Malkin reports that 44-year old Mohsen Namvar has been picked up by Iran’s state police. This Christian minister has previously been arrested and tortured for baptizing Muslim converts to Christianity. His arrest comes as one of a number of Christians rounded up by Iranian authorities.
“It (religious law) makes the death penalty mandatory for people convicted of leaving Islam to follow another faith. So that, obviously, is another piece of intimidation.”
and . . .
“The church is growing at an absolutely phenomenal rate in Iran. Muslims are coming to know Christ; they’re getting involved with these house church groups. That is what has caused the concern of the government. That’s why these arrests are happening.”
Let’s pray that our brothers and sisters in Iran will experience God’s grace and protection, and that, whatever the outcome, God will be glorified through their suffering.
“According to my earnest expectation and my hope . . . that Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.”
