Category Archives: Character

Quiet: the power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking

Posted on May 8, 2012 by
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…having broken the bands of death…

Posted on May 6, 2012 by

“Having ascended into heaven, having the bowels of mercy; being filled with compassion towards the children of men; standing betwixt them and justice; having broken the bands of death, taken upon himself their iniquity and their transgressions, having redeemed them, … Continue reading →

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45 Declared Communist Goals

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

Communist Goals (1963) Congressional Record–Appendix, pp. A34-A35 January 10, 1963 Current Communist Goals EXTENSION OF REMARKS OF HON. A. S. HERLONG, JR. OF FLORIDA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, January 10, 1963 . Mr. HERLONG. Mr. Speaker, Mrs. Patricia Nordman of … Continue reading →

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Moral decline

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

American culture has been in steep moral decline for decades. If we don’t pull out of it, we will one day find ourselves bowing before Muslim masters.

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Children and Christ

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

Tomorrow my 9 and 10 year old boys, Nicholas and Isaac, will watch The Passion of The Christ. Before you go on to condemn me for exposing my children to such violence at such a tender age, let’s consider what they will not be … Continue reading →

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No Greater Calling

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

I sit here exhausted. My kids are on Spring Break and while there mother has been around, I have been the primary one caring for them. It is not easy taking care of them, consoling them, feeding them, clothing them, … Continue reading →

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Must be doing something right

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

Just when I thought I’d cried enough today: my boy Isaac interrupted dinner because we’d forgotten to say a prayer. He then volunteered a beautiful, sincere prayer to Heavenly Father. Tears of joy. Nice to know I’m doing something right.

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Strong Enough

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

I am blessed to have some wonderful conservative friends who hold the same values I do about children, life and family. Loving fathers, although rare, are discriminated against at every front: by ex-wives, by school systems, by lawyers, by churches, by new … Continue reading →

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Advantages of a celibate lifestyle

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

In our oversexed society, where we are supposed to be super sexy all the time and according to “experts,” be horny all the time too, the topic of celibacy is a strange one. Virtue and chastity used to be the norm only 60 years … Continue reading →

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Walt Disney on standards

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

“Our heritage and ideals, our code and standards – the things we live by and teach our children – are preserved or diminished by how freely we exchange ideas and feelings.” ~ Walt Disney

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