Turn the news on and within seconds, you will find some governmental agency under investigation concerning allegations of corruption. Not long after an investigation is underway for that agency, another organization tied to that first agency is also under investigation. While this is not always the rule of thumb it does happen and the citizens of America lose just a little more confidence in their Federal government as a whole. Solomon says in the first chapter of Ecclesiaste

Picture this: You’re finally sitting down to eat after waiting for minutes just to be seated. The waitress brings your drinks and then leaves for awhile before coming to ask you about what you’d like to eat. Your order gets taken and it takes a lot longer to cook than you thought. Your food finally arrives only for you to find out, they got your order wrong. Hopefully this has never actually happened to you though it has certainly happened to someone I’m sure. When you encoun

“For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” (Gal. 5:1) Later this week people all over the country will celebrate the independence and freedom we enjoy as citizens of the United States of America. It’s been said that “freedom isn’t free” and when we look back at how our freedom was acquired, we see just how true those words are. Because of sacrifices of many in the past and the continued sacrifices of many now, we