Plow your fields,
scatter seeds of justice,
and harvest faithfulness.
Worship Me, the Lord,
and I will send My saving power
down like rain.
Hosea 10:12
A prominent Christian pastor has been freed from prison in China and is now safe inside the U.S. Pastor Ezra Jin Mingiri arrived in Los Angeles on July 4, 2026. The release happened after President Trump brought up his case when meeting with Chinese leader XI Jinping in Beijing two months ago.
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After dunking over 6-foot-1 guard John Stockton, Michael Jordan heard a fan yell, “Pick on someone your own size!” On the very next play, Jordan dunked over 6-foot-11 center Mel Turpin. As he ran back down the court, he turned to the heckler and asked, “Was he big enough?”
One of the most famous stories about Michael Jordan began after he dunked over 6-foot-1 guard John Stockton, prompting a fan to yell, “Pick on someone your own size.” On the very next possession, Jordan drove to the basket and dunked over 6-foot-11 center Mel Turpin. As he ran back down the court, he reportedly turned to the heckler and asked, “Was he big enough?”
Whether every detail happened exactly as remembered, the story has become one of the best-known examples of Jordan’s confidence and fierce competitive spirit. A six-time NBA champion and five-time MVP, he is widely considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time. His scoring ability, relentless determination, and influence on the game helped turn him into a global sports icon.
Today, America wakes 250 years later as a beacon of hope, a republic entrusted to its people, an idea that changed the world.
A nation worth preserving. A dream worth pursuing. A freedom defended by every generation.
Happy 250th, America! 🇺🇸
For the United States Bicentennial in 1976, the government funded one of the wildest short films ever made.
Created by animator Vincent Collins & produced by the United States Information Agency, the film goes on a kaleidoscopic journey through iconic
American symbols.
“WASHINGTON, June 6, 1876.
To the Editor of the Sunday School Times, Philadelphia.
Your favor of yesterday, asking a message from me to the children and youth of the United States, to accompany your Centennial Number, is this moment received.
My advice to Sunday Schools, no matter what their denomination, is: Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet-anchor of your liberties; write its precepts in your heart, and PRACTICE THEM IN YOUR LIVES.
To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization, and to this we must look as our guide in the future.
‘Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.’
Yours respectfully, U. S. Grant"
[This letter was printed in the June 17, 1876, issue of the Sunday School Times, appeared on page four of the June 15, 1876, New York Times, and was reprinted on the first page of the August 1, 1885, issue.]
#America #IndependenceDay #250
@ryanburge Growing up, all you saw were service tattoos (mainly USN) from guys who served before Vietnam.
Started to see other tattoos on guys who were in Nam and then more mainstream after that.