Happy birthday America! I am very proud, No, I am extremely proud to be a Christian American! Born and raised in this beautiful land, which I love! Yes, I love America! #USA
The spongy palmetto logs (filled with sand between parallel rows) absorbed British cannonballs without splintering or collapsing—unlike wood, brick, or stone. Shots often embedded or bounced off harmlessly.
Colonel William Moultrie oversaw the hasty 1776 construction of Fort Sullivan using abundant local trees. It wasn’t standard fort-building practice elsewhere; this was a smart, resourceful South Carolina adaptation that helped win the day and gave the state its “Palmetto State” nickname.
I refuse the premise that if our schools teach the foundational book of Western civilization, the best-selling and most important literary work in human history, then we must also teach the deranged, ahistorical desert rantings of a psychopathic pedophile warlord.
The man who attempts Christianity without the church shoots himself in the foot, shoots his children in the leg, and shoots his grandchildren in the heart.
—@RevKevDeYoung
If you feel unqualified to serve God, the story of Gideon is for you. See what happens for yourself on my Bible in a Year with Jack Graham. https://t.co/e5ZgVzGjVp. You Tube as well
A PARENT’S JOURNEY THROUGH YOUTH SPORTS:
Age 5: “He’s got a cannon.”
Age 6: “He’s the fastest kid out there. Coach said so.”
Age 7: “Rec ball isn’t challenging him anymore.”
Age 8: “We tried out for select. Obviously made it.”
Age 9: “$2,800 for the season. Plus uniforms. Plus tournaments. Plus hotels.”
Age 10: “Cooperstown is basically a family vacation, right?”
Age 11: “He needs a hitting guy. And a pitching guy. And probably a mental performance coach.”
Age 12: “I’m not a crazy sports parent. The OTHER parents are crazy.”
Age 13: “We changed schools. For academics. (And also baseball.)”
Age 14: “Showcases are a requirement at this age.”
Age 15: “Ya his ranking just ticked up. We’re cooking.”
Age 16: “He just needs to get seen by the right school.”
Age 17: “The D1 schools want him to walk on. He’ll earn a spot by sophomore year.”
Age 18: “Okay, D2 is actually really competitive.”
Age 19: “He’s redshirting. Strategic.”
Age 20: “He’s focusing on school now.”
Age 21: “You know what? He’s so much happier.”
Roughly 7% of high schoolers play in college.
About 1.5% of those get drafted.
Less than half of draftees ever play one day in the big leagues.
The odds of our kids going pro are somewhere between “struck by lightning” and “find a $100 in old shorts.”
I love youth sports (all my kids play a bunch of them) just keep a good perspective my friends. ✌️
A prayer I found in the diary of a young 18th century physician. Had to save to pray the same for myself.
“Lord, Thou knowest what thou art designing to do with me in Life, qualify me for it, and then mercifully call me forth unto it!”
Amen.
🚨 BREAKING: REPORTS OF POSSIBLE SHOTS FIRED INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS DINNER
President Trump has been RUSHED off stage, and heavily armed USSS agents jumped into action
Pray for the President!