Home Plate

Douglas Raine posted this article on the Full Gospel Businessmens Training page. It's called "17 Inches-- by John Scolinos". Twenty years ago, in Nashville , Tennessee , during the first week of January, 1996, more than 4,000 baseball coaches descended upon the Opryland Hotel for the 52nd annual ABCA's convention. While I waited in line … Continue reading Home Plate

Freedom History

"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 powers from the consent of the governed." … Continue reading Freedom History

Game Plan

With the recent win of the U.S. Women's soccer team, it has given those athletes the chance to express their gratitude of the benefits of living in a free country. Except it didn't always come across that way. We saw scenes of the American Flag being dropped (thrown?) on the ground and danced on, and … Continue reading Game Plan

Patriotism is NOT Christianity

Another Fourth of July has come and gone; millions of Americans celebrated Independence Day with BBQs, parades, and fireworks. We have done this for 243 years. Nearly 2 1/2 centuries have passed since the first celebration of freedom from a tyrannical government that intended to govern with an iron fist of power and keep the … Continue reading Patriotism is NOT Christianity

Called to Be Free

13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will … Continue reading Called to Be Free

243 Years

Twelve days after the Battle of Gettysburg, July 15, 1863, Lincoln proclaimed a Day of Prayer: “It is meet and right to recognize and confess the presence of the Almighty Father and the power of His hand equally in these triumphs and in these sorrows. … I invite the people of the United States to … Continue reading 243 Years

Pain and Suffering

In my first round of college at Southwest Baptist University, I took a January-term class called "Pain and Suffering." It was a philosophy class that filled the requirement in that area. The professor, a PhD -- and try as I might, I cannot recall his name -- carefully guided us along the Biblical teachings on … Continue reading Pain and Suffering

Parler Vous?

Parler (Fr., par-lay meaning 'speak') is a new social media free speech app the founders of which thought would be free from censorship running rampant in other platforms, and was about to be released in the App Store. However, Apple informed the CEO of Parler John Matze if "offensive content" was not removed from the … Continue reading Parler Vous?

Same Old Song

It is no coincidence that suddenly another sexual assault accusation has popped up on the Media headlines. It's the same old song the Left always plays, they just use new “singers” to fool us into thinking the it's legitimate. And in the Lefts' thinking, any and all accusations are true. Guilty unless proven innocent. E. … Continue reading Same Old Song