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“Let me show you my room, Daddy!”  The young boy’s eyes beamed with excitement.  He had been working on cleaning up all morning and was anxious to share the unusually good results.  His father had been working with him to understand the importance of taking care of his things and keeping a tidy room.  Dad […]

Imagine you’re having lunch at a local sandwich shop.  The County Sheriff walks in and orders a sandwich.  He proceeds to eat his lunch among the other customers.  However, when it is time to leave, he tells the cashier, “There is no charge for my lunch…  You see, I am the County Sheriff.  Since I […]

The young king rode through the streets among the cheering crowds.  His wavy hair shined in the sunlight below his newly donned crown.  He was just 16 years old.  As the son of King Amaziah, he was a familiar sight to the people, but now as their king, he seemed to have everything together.  There […]

Inside: Government at war with the Law of God has cut its source of jurisdiction, authority, and power and must be restored to be effective and legitimate government once again. I remember one day the bushes in front of my house were WAY out of control.  The situation had persisted long enough to make me […]

At the end of Daniel Chapter 2, we learn that King Nebuchadnezzar, at the request of Daniel, set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, “over the affairs of the province of Babylon”  Daniel 2:49.  I don’t know exactly the extent of their tasks or the jurisdiction of the offices they held, but they were appointed directly by […]

The year is 1985.  With Christmas quickly approaching, you have been keeping an eye out for great gifts for those special people on your list.  You think of an item your sister might like – a new cassette player with auto-reverse, so she won’t have to physically take out the cassette tape to flip it […]

As Robert thought through the situation with his Pastor, he remembered his childhood, and how his father had taught him to honor the church leadership.  “They watch for your soul” his father would say.  “They will have to give account to God for what goes on in this church”, he often added.  Robert thought about […]

It is all too painfully familiar.  Once again, our nation is reeling from a mass murder event.  Once again, we mourn the loss of innocent life.  Once again, we hear the stories and see the pictures of the victims of senseless violence.  Once again, tyrants in public office want to misapply the murder of innocent […]

“Morning, Jim”…  Jim nodded to acknowledge the greeting from his friend and fellow Park Ranger, Robert.  He noticed Robert did not include the normal adjective “Good” to describe the morning.  Indeed, it was morning, but it was not a good one.  Last evening there had been yet another bear attack.  This one had cost the […]

Inside: Unalienable rights are given to us from God and cannot be legitimately taken away – except by God or by legitimate action of God’s minister properly carrying out God’s authority. In our turbulent political times, we often hear someone on either end of the political spectrum talking about losing their rights. Perhaps in conservative […]

In our articles entitled, “What are Enumerated Powers”, and “Enumerated Powers Defined in the Constitution”, we discussed the important, American ideas of Enumerated Powers and Limited Government.  If done correctly, the role of the federal government would be limited to only those items specifically listed, or enumerated, in the Constitution.  However, that begs the question […]

There I was in the passenger seat… the driver was my son, early in his driving lessons. I have always been committed to home schooling, but driving is my least favorite – by far – of all subjects to teach them. I sent them to driving school, thinking I would let the “experts” teach them, […]

The noise of the uproar echoed through the streets of Jerusalem.  “Bind him with chains”, ordered the Roman Chief Captain… “Who are you and why are they beating you…?  What have you done?” he barked.  “I can’t hear anything with this crazy crowd!”, he thought to himself.  “Bring him into the Castle!”, he directed.  After […]

Robert’s heart was broken for his little sister, Jina.  He remembered years ago, how he was nervous when she first talked about getting married.  I mean, Morris seemed like a good guy.  He was lots of fun and always had a flashy car. They were so young, though, were they ready?  Was Morris the right […]

“When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature’s God entitles them, a decent respect to the […]

I’ve heard a story of a grandfather who gave his granddaughter an old, dusty car that had been in his barn for years. She was appreciative but didn’t really need a car, and she certainly wasn’t interested in the work of trying to restore the car, so she thought she would sell it. Someone took […]

In Federalist #45 of the Federalist Papers, James Madison, regarded as the Father of our Constitution, said, “The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government, are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite.”  To make sure it was clear to everyone, this same […]

When someone opposes something that I love or believe in, I sometimes find that I want to react on the defensive. I may only have a partial understanding of what the other person is saying, but if I’m not careful, defending my side becomes more important than listening to theirs. In his classic work, Seven […]

The first few words of the Preamble of our Constitution are likely familiar to us.  Those famous words begin, “We the People of the United States…”  We may even remember a popular (and very important!) line from the Declaration of Independence which asserts that governments derive their just powers, “from the consent of the governed”.  […]

“Equip” is the “E” in R.E.C.I.P.E. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness – That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just […]

On the night of April 18, 1775, a Brigade of over 700 British soldiers, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Smith, were marching toward Lexington, with “hostile design”.  These were the coming “Red Coats” who were the reason for Paul Revere’s midnight ride, and the subject of his cries of alarm on that night.  The […]

Hey…  welcome yall…  if you have been reading this blog for any period of time at all, you know how I like to write.  I like to open with a fun, light hearted story that will illustrate the material that I want to cover…  then I cover the material, and then maybe wrap it back […]

“Hey, come here, look at this!”  My wife tilted the computer monitor so I could see it clearly.  We have often been quite critical of our Representative in the U.S. House, and one of our Senators from Texas.  Even though they run their campaigns touting conservative principles, all too often, they ignore the Constitution they […]