While we still can
By Tim Throckmorton - Contributing Columnist
CS Lewis said, “Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means at the point of highest reality. A chastity or honesty or mercy which yields to danger will be chaste or honest or merciful only on conditions. Pilate was merciful till it became risky.” We have been entrusted with the stewardship of a moment in history that has handed to each of us the demand of being courageous!
My friend, Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin, the Executive Vice President at Family Research Council wrote in Decision Magazine, “Joshua stood on the bank of the Jordan River contemplating the enormous task ahead of him. He was about to lead millions of his fellow Israelites across the flooded river in a quest to finally conquer the land that had been promised to his people, the Jews. Canaan was part of the covenant that Yahweh had made with Joshua’s ancestor, Abraham. For 40 years Joshua had
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Right thing… Wrong way
By Tim Throckmorton - Contributing Columnist
Not long after we moved into our current residence I decided that we needed a flagpole in our front yard. Now I’m proud to be an American and especially proud to display the majestic Red, White and Blue in front of our home. So, I gathered the necessary items, a pole, some Quickrete, and last but not least… a flag. After finding what I considered to be the ideal place for the flagpole I began the project.
It was one of those family moments still sweet in my memory. The kids were younger and enjoyed putting their initials and the date in the drying cement. After the flag was raised I called Terri outside to behold the fruits of our labor. But instead of gazing in rapt awe of the patriotic emblem of our great nation, she laughed, yes, she laughed! Then she said, “Where’s the flag?”
How the Grinch stole common sense
By Tim Throckmorton - Contributing Columnist
Yosemite Sam, Elmer Fudd and more recently Kermit the Frog were marched to the canceled court. Even Mr. Potato Head was escorted off the toy shelf this past week! Now the long arm of cancel culture has invaded the world of all things, Dr. Suess! All this as the Equality Act is passed in the United States House of Representatives this week. Missouri Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler condemned the bill Tuesday on the House floor. “The so-called Equality Act jeopardizes the wellbeing of our children. It jeopardizes the role of parents, the privacy and safety of vulnerable women, the competitive edge of female athletes, the livelihoods of charities and businesses and the integrity of our healthcare system.” It sticks the government’s long talons into practically every area of life.
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