Finally, it is my most fervent prayer to that Almighty Being before whom I now stand, and who has kept us in His hands from the infancy of our Republic to the present day, that He will so overrule all my intentions and actions and inspire the hearts of my fellow-citizens that we may be…

As we stand on the threshold of another year and witness the turmoil around the world, I am reminded of a past powerful New Year’s message by the great scholar, Henry D. Houghton. “There never was a time when our distinctive Message was so much needed as it is to-day. The forces of disruption, disorder…

          Dear Readers: “And the angel said unto them, Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.” What a wonderful time of the year we share. On December 9th, we again commemorate Isaiah 31: 5, which prophesied the liberation of Jerusalem,…

Beware friends; we are not out of the financial wilderness yet. Despite what we are being told we are very close, once again, to financial destruction worldwide. If this is worrisome, as Al Jolson sang, “You Ain’t Heard Nothing Yet”. What is happening in the United States and especially Greece as I write this could…

Events in Egypt and throughout the Mideast have dominated the news headlines. The popular revolt in Egypt against President Hosni Mubarak is especially important, since his regime is the only one in the Mideast that has a peace agreement with the Israeli state. The calls for “democracy” and free elections sound innocent, even moral, yet…

Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow:The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true.Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1850