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The "Great Unknown"?

  1. 16th November 2010
  2. Roger Meyer

We have all seen or read tragic news stories about a child being killed by this or that means, or dying of a dreaded disease like cancer or leukemia. Somehow death seems worse when it is a child or young person who had all their hopes and dreams ahead of them. But the death of any loved one, no matter whether young or old, is emotionally painful.

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A Little Folly

  1. 09th November 2010
  2. J. Davy Crockett III

How often has a plan for greatness been derailed or spoiled by some careless or foolish lapse of good judgment or morals? Many a politician has met with downfall because power and prestige went to his or her head, resulting in bizarre behaviors that cause them to stumble. Similarly, many prominent preachers or religious figures have become filled with the...

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Will America's economy collapse in 2011?  From Ireland to Zimbabwe, and from Iceland to Greece, the world has learned that a modern economy can suddenly and painfully come crashing down.  Now, a leading U.S. senator warns that the United States may be next, and the crash may be imminent.  What can America do?

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Britain and France are grappling now with what the United States will be forced to confront very soon – they are financially unable to maintain the military power to which they were once accustomed.  Consequently, Britain and France recently signed military and nuclear weapons treaties ensuring unprecedented cooperation.  Can these two nations really trust their...

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Are you well read?

  1. 02nd November 2010
  2. Roger Meyer

Are you "well-read"? Have you read "the classics" by Plato, Homer, Chaucer—or books by famous authors like Austen, Bronte, Dickens, Hemingway, Shakespeare, etc.? Did you read the books on your high school summer reading list? Have you read the books listed in the New York Times best sellers list? What is the most important book you could read?

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Why Darkness?

  1. 30th October 2010
  2. J. Davy Crockett III

A generation ago, audiences around the world were enthralled by the Star Wars Trilogy, an epic story about the struggle between good and evil. The colorful, memorable characters were either on the side of the "force" representing good or the "dark side" representing evil. One could envision a number of obvious analogies in this tale and it made for exciting...

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Halloween—A Treat or a Trick?

  1. 28th October 2010
  2. Roger Meyer

In the coming weeks, tens of millions of children the world over will be getting ready to dress up in strange costumes and scary-faced masks to go door to door and beg for candy treats by saying, "Trick or treat!" At the same time, teens and adults are also getting ready to attend parties and gatherings to celebrate this strange holiday by donning costumes that...

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Expect a Miracle

  1. 26th October 2010
  2. J. Davy Crockett III

One of the favorite themes of literature is deliverance. We are thrilled by stories of daring and bravery, as one person or groups of people or whole armies are rescued, delivered from harm's way, sometimes at the last moment with great risk of danger.

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Will the mighty U.S. dollar fall?

  1. 23rd October 2010
  2. Wallace G. Smith

The front page headline of the Wall Street Journal on October 8, 2010, should grab every American's attention: "Dollar's Fall Roils World."  The article points out how the U.S. dollar has fallen to historic lows against many of the world's currencies.  Why?  Other nations' continuing fear of the Federal Reserve's reckless injections of "Monopoly money" into the...

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