An interesting quote...

"One of the things Christians are disagreed about is the importance of their disagreements."

~C.S. Lewis

A reminder in light of what we are doing in the world.

Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is at once the nation's most cherished symbol of liberty and Jefferson's most enduring monument. Here, in exalted and unforgettable phrases, Jefferson expressed the convictions in the minds and hearts of the American people. The political philosophy of the Declaration was not new; its ideals of individual liberty had already been expressed by John Locke and the Continental philosophers. What Jefferson did was to summarize this philosophy in "self-evident truths" and set forth a list of grievances against the King in order to justify before the world the breaking of ties between the colonies and the mother country.

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, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.

My point to including the above texts is to remind us that even though the above declaration is not a binding legal document to the USA it is a Founding Belief and principle that we should not abandon. It is Foundational to this country that we stand for the principles of Fairness and that ALL men 'are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights' how can we as a nation treat others, our enemies, as not having these same rights that we deem necessary for ourselves without wearing the national mantel of hypocrisy to our ultimate shame before the world that our nation, this grand unique governmental experiment, is supposed to be a light to.

Donald D. Dienst

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There are many study guides and devotionals available today for the conscientious Christian and some of them are even free so why exactly did I feel that I needed to create one of my own design. Well, in the development of this devotional journal I wanted to make it balanced and incorporate some of the things I have learned over the years about bible reading, prayer, and fellowship. Things that I noticed are just absent or unbalanced in other devotionals. This is also not a leading devotional as many that are available today are. It gives the user a direction of attention but leaves the focus of the study where it belongs, between the individual and the Holy Spirit.