After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. government ordered 110,000 people of Japanese descent into internment camps. Yet when offered the chance to join the Army, many Japanese-Americans jumped at the opportunity to prove their loyalty. Hundreds ended up in the 100th Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team, a Japanese-American unit that saw some of the…
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During the morning of September 11, 2001, as the world watched in horror, hijacked passenger planes were flown into the twin towers in Manhattan. United Airlines Flight 93 had also been hijacked and was speeding toward the Pentagon in Washington DC. Pilots of the 121st Fighter Squadron of the D.C. Air National Guard were given…
Look around you. This is life in the End Times. What a mess! And still, we are being spared so much, if we can keep something of our health, a house to live in, our family around us, and daily bread. Thank God for clothing and shoes and transportation. Thank God we have been spared…
John 20:19-20 On the evening of that first day of the week, the disciples were together behind locked doors because of their fear of the Jews. Jesus came, stood among them, and said to them, “Peace be with you!” After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. So the disciples rejoiced when…
Yesterday morning President Donald Trump issued guidelines on Monday for Americans to follow over the next 15 days to help avoid spread of the novel coronavirus but did not take drastic measures such as imposing a national quarantine or curfew. The new guidelines call on Americans to avoid social gatherings involving groups of 10 or…
John 13:7 Jesus said: “You do not understand what I am doing now, but later you will understand.” It was just hours before Jesus would be arrested, have to face a phony trial, and be brutally killed by crucifixion. He and His disciples were gathered together at the “Last Supper” in the upper room. Jesus…
In large earth moving equipment, like dump trucks and loaders, there is often a magnet in the transmission. The purpose of this magnet is to catch the metal filings that wear off the gears in the transmission. If those little pieces of metal were to stay in the fluid, they would cause greater wear on…
When was the last time that you used the stars to navigate? Stars? We don’t even use printed maps anymore. We pull up “maps” on our smart devices and away we go. It wasn’t that long ago when stars were used for navigation, and today we still have a vestige of that practice: the North…
“We also have the completely reliable prophetic word. You do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the Morning Star rises in your hearts.” (2 Peter 1:19) The darkness of winter has set in. Have you felt it affecting you? In the…
A journalist was sent to study the homeless; her instructions were to gather information and write informative articles about their lives. As she visited a homeless camp, she approached a family: mom, dad and ten-year-old son. They were living in a tent and just getting by, day to day. She soon learned how the husband…