Timeless Truth

Proclaim freedom all over the land to everyone who lives in it–a Jubilee for you. Leviticus 25:10 THE MESSAGE

Thoughtful Wisdom

“The American feels so rich in his opportunities for free expression that he often no longer knows what he is free from. Neither does he know where he is not free; he does not recognize his native autocrats when he seems them.”  – Erik Erikson

“The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of freedom.”  – Hegel

“I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free.”  – Charles Dickens

“The most powerful single force in the world today is neither Communism nor capitalism, neither the H-bomb nor the guided missile–it is man’s eternal desire to be free and independent.”  – John F. Kennedy address, Washington, D.C. July 2, 1957

“In the Bible, and particularly in Jesus’ spiritual concepts of God and man, all men can find the key to victory, not only over evil systems, but in the greatest crusade against all falsehood. Mankind, however, appears to come slowly to the realization that freedom is not won and held solely by material means.”  – Admiral Arthur Radford

Treasured Gifts

* Political freedom. reflected in words engraved on the rim of the American Liberty Bell:  “PROCLAIM LIBERTY THROUGHOUT THE LAND TO ALL THE INHABITANTS THEREOF.”

* Spiritual freedom in friendship with my Creator, liberation from addiction to sin (John 8:36) ,and peace transcending circumstances

* Christ in my inner being, the Secret of invulnerable joy (Philippians 4:4)

* Heavenly citizenship (Philippians 3:20), infinitely more valuable than American citizenship

Today’s Affirmation

I will celebrate God’s gift of radical soul freedom — adversity will not depress me, prosperity will not fool me, and twists and turns of life’s roller coaster will not throw me.

Pastor (ret) Johnny R. Almond