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America's Biblical Heritage
The Holy Bible shaped the thinking of those who founded our great country. No, the United States never has been a Christian nation in the sense that everyone had a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Nor was our government ever a theocracy where the church was the state and vice versa. But on the other hand, our nation’s founders worshiped the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
Everywhere you look in Washington, D.C. you find scripture. Paintings in the Hall of Congress depict the pilgrims kneeling down on the soil of their new country with the Bible spread open before them. Scripture is chiseled in marble on building after building and monument after monument. Our ancestors didn’t come here to escape religion, but rather to find freedom to worship more fully. We must stand tall in the face of those who would deny Christianity’s role in our nation.
--Steve Farrar
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Steve Farrar is the author of ten books, including the
best-sellers Point Man and Finishing Strong.
December 22, 2004 at 04:19 PM | Permalink | TrackBack
Two Cardinal rules
Steward Brisco tells the following story about leadership.
A young minister was officiating at the funeral of a war veteran. The deceased veteran's military friends wanted to participate in the service at the funeral home, so they asked the pastor to lead them down the aisle to the casket, stand with them in a solemn moment of remembrance and then lead them out the side door. The pastor proceeded to lead the group as instructed and all went well until he turned, and instead of leading the procession out the side door, he lead them into a broom closet, in full view of the gathered mourners.
This true story illustrated two cardinal rules. First, if you’re going to lead, make sure you know where you’re going. Second, if you’re going to follow, make sure you’re following someone who knows where he’s going.
--Steve Farrar
Learn more at SteveFarrar.com
Steve Farrar is the author of ten books, including the
best-sellers Point Man and Finishing Strong.
December 20, 2004 at 05:23 AM | Permalink | TrackBack
Moral Fences
Even in the days before fences began crisscrossing the wide range lands of the old west, there wasn’t really much problem with boundaries. Everyone pretty much knew where they were. The landmarks were clear, a creek, a long ridge, a butte, a stand of timber, a well rutted trail, a single wind twisted cottonwood. There were a thousand ways to identify the borders of the home range. If some cattle drifted across the boundaries where they didn’t below, cowboys would round them up and drive them back to their property.
There used to be a time when most everyone knew the moral boundaries in our country. Back then, America was a community with distinct moral and ethical boundaries. Nowadays it’ tough to know where the boundaries are supposed to be. Stand nose to nose with those who say that there never were any boundaries, ‘cause those folks are dead wrong.
--Steve Farrar
Learn more at SteveFarrar.com
Steve Farrar is the author of ten books, including the
best-sellers Point Man and Finishing Strong.
December 17, 2004 at 02:14 PM | Permalink | TrackBack
Gut Check
Rate yourself:
♦ Do you spend personal time with the Lord in prayer and Scriptures three or more times per week?
♦ Do you have a buddy close enough that you can’t con him?
♦ Do you have a buddy close enough to get in your face if he needs to?
♦ Are you spending significant time with any woman other than your wife?
Be honest with yourselves and the Lord.
--Steve Farrar
Learn more at SteveFarrar.com
Steve Farrar is the author of ten books, including the
best-sellers Point Man and Finishing Strong.
