From March, 1980 America's favorite prime time Big Band leader Lawrence Welk
and his talented family of dancers, musicians, and singers celebrate a quarter
of a century on television with great songs and top-notch entertainment.
A sentimental slice of nostalgia from the America that used to be!
The Affordable Care Act was introduced as sweeping reform meant
to expand coverage and lower healthcare costs. So what actually changed?
Did Obamacare fix the system, or did it reshape it into something worse?
In this episode of FORGOTTEN HISTORY, host Colin Heaton breaks
down the promises, the outcomes, and takes a look at the ongoing debate
surrounding one of the most controversial laws in modern American history.
Serious but smiling, stately and serene,
And dreamier than a flower;
A girl in whom all sympathies convene
As perfumes in a bower;
Through whom one feels what soul and heart may mean,
And their resistless power.
Eyes, that commune with the frank skies of truth,
Where thought like starlight curls;
Lips of immortal rose, where love and youth
Nestle like two sweet pearls;
Hair, that suggests the Bible braids of RUTH,
Deeper than any girl's.
When first I saw you, 't was as if within
My soul took shape some song--
Played by a master of the violin--
A music pure and strong,
That rapt my soul above all earthly sin
To heights that know no wrong.
Portrait of A Southern Girl
A daughter of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America,
Varina Anne"Winnie" Davis became known as the "Daughter of the Confederacy"
for her appearances with her father on behalf of Confederate veterans groups.
" A Southern Girl "
Madison Julius Cawein
(1865-1914)
American poet
Known as the "Keats of Kentucky"
🌠"He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name."ðŸŒ
(Psalm 147:4)
In this pretty country ballad the singer is telling the love of his life that
their meeting each other was no accident... "Someone had a hand in it,
long before we ever knew." Released in 1995 by American country music
artist Tracey Byrd, "The Keeper Of the Stars" reminds us that God not
only counts the stars, but has a plan and a purpose for every life
if we choose to place our trust and hope in Him.
When contemplating all the evil that men do in this lost and fallen world in
which we live, my paternal Italian grandfather often quoted the old world idiom,
"Il diavolo fa le pentole e non i coperchi’" which translated, simply states,
"the Devil makes pots and not lids."
This old saying came to my mind this morning after reading an op-ed piece in
The Hill by Marjorie Dannenfelser, President of the Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America,
concerning the sudden about-face by the Trump-Vance Administration in their decision
to resume former President Joe Biden's forced taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood.
Ms. Dannenfelser claims that Trump initially froze Title X grants for the organization,
but then, quietly unfroze them in January. He is now actively re-funding the nation's
largest provider of abortion services courtesy of American tax payers.
The same man who, on Easter Sunday no less, threatened to wipe the nation of Iran
off the world map, and one week later, after a purported war of words with the Pope,
posted an offensive image of himself as Jesus Christ on his own social media platform,
decided it is better to bow his knee before Moloch, alongside the pro-abortion Democrats
in Congress and other high-end lobbyists, and replenish millions of dollars to fill the
coffers-or is it offering boxes?- at the largest altar of child sacrifice in the world.
Why this sudden shift in policy? Is President Trump trying to attract more votes
for the upcoming mid-term elections by softening his stance on abortion?
It seems more than apparent that this is exactly what he is doing. But it
also seems like a high price to pay for something that may not happen at all.
As Ms. Dannenfelser rightly asserts, "There is little evidence that funding Planned
Parenthood, or softening positions on abortion will meaningfully shift independent
voters in large numbers. But there is ample evidence that such moves will dampen
enthusiasm among pro-life voters who already feel sidelined...When these voters
perceive that their priorities are being ignored-or worse, contradicted- it becomes
significantly harder to mobilize them."
So, if the Republicans fail miserably in the mid-terms, will Trump once again
blame the loss on pro-life Americans as he did after he lost the 2020 election?
"the Devil makes pots and not lids."
The message of this old saying, again simply put, is that despite all the evil
we see happening in the world, and this does not exclude America, where
certain people act as if they are above the laws of both God and man,
truth and justice will one day ultimately prevail.
Someone who is hiding something and are up to no good can be likened
to cooking with a pot without a lid. Eventually people will look into the
pot to see what's cooking, or the contents will boil and spill over, and
thus expose the person in charge of the pot for whom they really are!
"You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with
all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them.
You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You."
(Nehemiah 9:6)
Thirty-six years ago today-April 24, 1990-the Hubble Telescope was launched
by NASA into low earth orbit. This large and versatile telescope, named after
American astronomer Edwin Hubble, captured some of the most hauntingly
beautiful images from outer space never seen before that time.
Pastor Jack explores the intriguing verses about the infamous Nephilim
mentioned in Scripture. Who were these mysterious giants?
Where did they come from and where did they go?
