Posted by Rev. David on May 10, 2012
One of the genre’s of Science Fiction that I love is what is called “near future Sci-Fi”. These are stories set to occur in the next 200 years or so. What I love about them is that they “forecast” out not into some far off fantastic future, but into the coming decades and centuries. In [...]
Categories: Patriotism, politics, Prophetic Voice
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Posted by Rev. David on March 23, 2011
For all our power in the world, the United States is still a very young nation. Unlike the modern states in Europe, in Asia, and in the Middle East, we do not stand upon thousands of years of history in the location where our nation is. Because of our youth as a nation, and a [...]
Categories: History, Military, Patriotism, politics, Turnings
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Posted by Rev. David on June 21, 2009
With my passions, my history, and my hopes for the future is was probably inevitable that I would spend this weekend tied to my television and computer, following the limited amount of information that is coming out of Iran. As a former intelligence analyst, I can trace the political and social patterns that are occurring [...]
Categories: Patriotism, politics, Principles and Purposes, Prophetic Voice
| Tags: American Exceptionalism, anti-exceptionalism, city on the hill, Iran, Iranian, Neda, protests, revolution
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