Visions of America
Be inspired by Visions of America to bless all people, free all people, and help all people.
Protecting Sacred Tribal Lands
Here is my testimony supporting the protection of sacred tribal lands from the creation of a quarry for sand and…
Birthdays
Birthdays are a time to celebrate. A time to praise. Not a time to mourn. Nor a time to rebuke….
Juneteenth: The Emancipation Proclamation
It took two years of bloody fighting after Fort Sumter before Abraham Lincoln realized that he could not save the…
Juneteenth: Sojourner Truth and Harriett Tubman
Frederick Douglass warned Americans that they must earn their liberty through struggle. This struggle would take many forms. It “may…
Juneteenth: Frederick Douglass Urges an Earnest Struggle for Liberty
Frederick Douglass warned Americans that they must earn their liberty through struggle. “The whole history of the progress of human…
Juneteenth: George Washington
George Washington towered above his contemporaries, including the other Framers. He was the only one who set his own slaves…
Our Flag Is Still There
One of the most stirring moments for me during the Inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Harris came during…
Election Blogs
HEROES OF THE BIBLE Building the Temple—Peter Building the Temple—Jesus Places of Worship—Following the Way of Jesus Places of Worship—Seeing…
Raising the Star-Spangled Banner—Americans
This blog quotes the “Afterword” to my book Visions of America first published in 2004 (together with my book Visions…
Raising the Star-Spangled Banner—Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
This blog is based on passages first published in 2004 in my book Visions of America (published together with my…