Letters from a Friend

The Wisdom of Ronald Reagan “Government is like a baby: An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.” “Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if…

Thomas Jefferson on Guns & Government “My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.” “No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.” “The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves…

Thomas Jefferson on “Obamie” “The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.” “I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.”…

“Obammie, the Commie,” by ONE Vote! The Electoral College doesn’t matter. Blue States and Red States don’t matter. Your vote doesn’t matter. On Nov. 4, God voted for Barak Obama. Obama won by one vote, God’s. I told you eight years ago that I believed God was going to give us eight years to make…

Should You Vote for Palin? I am going to vote for Sarah Palin. I’m not sure of just how much influence a Vice President has, so I won’t vote for her because I hope she can steer McCain to a more conservative approach. I could be wrong, but here’s what I think. Even though Palin…

Body Counts? Those of us who remember the Vietnam War remember that our Government counted success by how many Viet Cong or North Vietnamese soldiers were killed in each battle. After a battle enemy bodies were counted and that figure was presented to the American people as proof of success. This practice, like anything our…

Surgery Update I had the surgery Tuesday, July 22 Today is Friday, the 24th. They were going to use bone to fuse C4-C7 but when they got in they found it was worse than they thought. The surgeon told Kathy, “His neck is junk.” What he thought would be a 2-hour surgery ended up being…

Updates The Chest: I had an appointment with a pulmonary specialist on May 27. His conclusion is that I have Adult Acquired Asthma. So there it is. I now have medical proof that…I’m an adult! At the time of the tests, after a month on medication and a few days off, I was only getting…

Australia We were in Australia for most of March. We had souls saved and various folks make decisions for the Lord in the five meetings we had. The spirit was good and so was the fellowship with both the missionaries and Aussies we were with. Surgery Update I told you in the Feb. Letter I…

2007 Report Last year I preached in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Delaware, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Connecticut, Alabama, Idaho, Montana and California, as well as Canada and Australia. I preached 298 times in 56 churches. Many were saved and many also got some things right with the…