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Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 10 views
Our American Birthright One nation under God was their cry and declaration, Upon the law of Nature’s God they built a mighty Nation. For Unlike Mankind before them who had walked this earthen sod, These men would never question the Sovereignty of God. That all men were “created was a truth “self-evident,”…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
Officials from a cemetery in Bellevue, Massachusetts reported that flags were missing from the graves of veterans. When the new flags disappeared, cemetery workers asked the local police to investigate. What do you think was happening? My first thought would be that a subversive element was trying to…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
A man wearing a jacket with the logo of the New England Patriots went into a rural Vermont Walmart and paid the bill of dozens of shoppers and offered to cover any items they had put on layaway. Julie Ann Gates was a customer at the time and had difficulty believing the man’s largesse. When the man said…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
A random act of kindness got a Kansas City man named Dave tickets to the AFC Championship game between the Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots. Chief’s Offensive linesman Jeff Allen got stuck in the snow on his way to the game with the Indianapolis Colts. Allen said a nice guy named Dave stopped…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
In the 2017 Super Bowl the New England Patriots trailed by 25 points with 17 minutes and 7 seconds left in the game. In those few minutes they tied the game, then in overtime they won. Headlines across the sports world proclaimed a “miracle comeback.” What kind of miracle would it have been had they…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
Burke O’Connell had the words “Super Bowl 50” and “Champs” tattooed on his calf along with his team’s logo. Unfortunately, he got the celebratory tattoo two days before his team, the New England Patriots lost to the Denver Broncos for the AFC Championship title. There would be no Super Bowl for the Patriots.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 125 views
Tom Brady, superstar Quarterback of the New England Patriots seems to have it all. He has four Super Bowl wins, extreme wealth and a supermodel wife. This is ultimate success by most standards. Yet despite all his success, fame and riches, he stated in a 60 Minutes interview, “there has to be more than…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
In the motion picture, The Patriot, Gabriel Martin, (played by Heath Ledger) interrupts a worship service already in progress to enlist soldiers for the militia. As Rev. Oliver, (played by Rene Auberjonois) resisted, Anne Howard, played by Lisa Brenner took the floor to support Gabriel’s request. Option…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
When most people think of the Super Bowl, they think of football. In 2015, NASA added a bit of football-themed rivalry that focused attention on God’s handiwork. On February 1st, the day of the big game, NASA tweeted photos of supernovas all day, asking lovers of space and football to retweet the nebula…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 13 views
On the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address, the editorial board of Pennsylvania newspaper retracted its predecessor’s famous panning of the speech calling to the address as “silly remarks.” In 1863, the Patriot and Union newspaper, the predecessor of today’s Harrisburg paper…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 15 views
People use a lot of different methods to predict the outcome of events like the Super Bowl. Some use a logical approach, examining season records, reviewing games, and talking with friends. Others rely on less convention methods, such as taking advice from a camel. Princess the camel lives at New Jersey’s…
Dan Hughes • Illustration • • 64 views
This phrase originated with the WWII patriotic song Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer, 1943, by Harold Adamson and Jimmie McHugh, which tells of a damaged warplane, barely able to limp back to base: One of our planes was missing Two hours overdue One of our planes was missing With all its gallant crew…
Wesley Crouch • Illustration • • 1 view
Signs You Went Nuts on Thanksgiving • Paramedics bring in the Jaws of Life to pry you out of the EZ-Boy. • Your after dinner moans are loud enough to signal Dr. Kevorkian. • The “Gravy Boat” your wife set out was a real 12’ boat! • You get grass stains on your behind after a walk, but never sat down.…
Dan Hughes • Illustration • • 20 views
Published March 24, 2011 | Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. -- When Chad Holtz lost his old belief in hell, he also lost his job. The pastor of a rural United Methodist church in North Carolina wrote a note on his Facebook page supporting a new book by Rob Bell, a prominent young evangelical pastor and…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 22 views
They knew the cadets were waffling. Some were pulling south, others north. They knew that the only hope they had to unite them was to appeal to their sense of patriotism and duty. So on that February day they marched them into the chapel to celebrate what they designed to be a unifying event. They thought…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 12 views
Rick Warren’s wife writes: Heading home to California … a friend and I passed through the Dallas–Fort Worth airport. On the way to the connecting gate, we heard loud patriotic music playing and saw a group, mostly women, wearing colorful hats, cheering, and waving American flags. The troops were coming…
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America through the eyes of a Romanian newspaper Why are Americans so united? They would not resemble one another even if you painted them all one color! They speak all the languages of the world and form an astonishing mixture of civilizations and religious beliefs. Still , the American tragedy turned…
Illustration • • 13 views
NEW YORK — A famed strongman who once lifted 3,200 pounds at Coney Island during its heyday and was still bending quarters with his fingers at age 104 died Monday after he was hit by a minivan. Joe Rollino was struck as he crossed a major street in Brooklyn, and suffered a broken pelvis, head trauma…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 15 views
Patriotism My mom made Susan a beautiful vest that displays several patriotic symbols. Susan asked me "do you think I can wear this anytime, or only in July." I told her she should be proud to display patriotic symbols anytime. She wore it this morning as she left for work. What if Patriotism were limited…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 13 views
And I don’t know of any time in our history when our nation needed to be lifted up by God more than it does today. I don’t know if you’ve been noticing or not, but, we’ve got problems. One website I visited this week listed the top five. Want to hear what they listed? The #5 problem: Government size…
Nathan Parker • Illustration • • 3 views
Unknown Author I live for those who love me, Whose hearts are kind and true, For the heaven that smiles above me, And awaits my spirit, too; For all human ties that bind me, For the task my God assigned me, For the bright hopes left behind me, And the good that I can do. I live to learn their story,…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 123 views
During the 2007-2008 NFL regular season, New England Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady set the record for most touchdown passes in a regular season, paving the way for his winning the MVP award. At the age of 30, he has already won three Super Bowls—an accomplishment that sets him apart as one of the best…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 3 views
I have been, throughout my life, a Dallas Cowboys fan. But, I have to tell you, being a Cowboys fan is getting harder and harder. For those of you who follow professional football, two letters will tell you why, “T, O.” T. O. stands for Terrell Owens, the loud-mouthed, but talented wide receiver who…
Terry Cavanaugh • Illustration • • 4 views
| | January 26, 2009! Push Up Or Shut Up Making good on a political wager isn't easy | SAN DIEGO mayor Jerry Sanders has been a gamblin' man this month. After the Chargers beat the Colts in the wild-card playoffs, he collected an order of shrimp cocktail from Indianapolis mayor Greg Ballard. And last…
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 1 view
We have tried to show that the essential cause of the Roman conquest of Greece we the disintegration of Greek civilization from within. No great nation is ever conquered until it has destroyed itself. Deforestation and abuse of the soil, the depletion of precious metals, the migration of trade routes,…