From the banks of Burcham Creek
4th
of July 2026 Edition…
51
years ago, at a Christian youth camp
Near
Marion, KY I became a Christian!
It
was the greatest decision I ever made.
My
brother Tim also decided to put on
Christ.
We were assisted in this by dad
Rex
Childs the long time Preacher
At
Fairview Church of Christ, Dixon, KY.
-
Hayden Childs
***
“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me.
He has put His hand on Me to preach
the Good News to poor people.
He has sent Me to heal those with a sad heart.
He has sent Me to tell those who are being
held that they can go free.
He has sent Me to make the blind to see
and to free those who are held because of
trouble”.
- Jesus Christ
Luke 4:18
“So if the Son makes you free,
you will be free for sure”.
- Jesus Christ
John 8:36
"Christian brother,
You were chosen to be free.
Be careful that you do not please your
old selves by sinning because you are free.
Live this free life by loving and helping others".
- Apostle Paul
Galatians 5:13
***
Real liberty, true freedom,
Is
a spiritual state, a place,
Being
in Christ, paradoxically,
Being
Christ’s servant.
- Kevin Cauley
***
Why Patriotism Is Important?
One only must read these words
from Communist Dictator
Joseph Stalin…
“If we can effectively kill the
national pride and patriotism
of just one generation,
We will have won that country.
Therefore, there must be continued
propaganda abroad to undermine
the loyalty of the citizens in
general and the teenagers in particular.”
It was this attitude that locked Russia
into over 70 years of slavery to
Communism.
Unfortunately, America is headed in
the same direction.
- Bill Brinkworth
This nation will remain the land
of the free only so long as it is
the home of the brave.
- Elmer Davis
I was born an American;
I will live an American;
I shall die an American!
- Daniel Webster
If the freedom of speech
is taken away then dumb
and silent we may be led,
like sheep to the slaughter.
- George Washington
Those who deny freedom
to others deserve it not
for themselves.
- Abraham Lincoln
We hold these truths to be self-evident:
that all men are created equal;
That they are endowed by their Creator
With certain unalienable rights;
That among these are life, liberty,
And the pursuit of happiness.
- Thomas Jefferson
History
does not long entrust
the care
of freedom to the
weak or the timid.
- Dwight
David Eisenhower
The best road to progress
is freedom’s road.
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Freedom is never more than one
generation away from extinction.
We didn’t pass it to our children
in the bloodstream.
It must be fought for, protected,
and handed on for them to do
the same.
- Ronald Wilson Reagan
***
The Cost of Freedom...
On July 3, 1776, the day before the signing
of the Declaration of Independence,
George Washington wrote a letter to his wife,
anticipating the hardships which would soon occur.
Here in part are his words:
"In a few days, you will see a Declaration setting
forth the causes which have impelled us to this
mighty revolution and the reasons which will
justify it in the sight of God.
I am fully aware of the toil and blood and
treasure what it will cost to maintain this
declaration and support and defend these states;
Yes, through all the gloom,
I can see the rays of ravishing light and glory."
- Brett Blair, www.Sermons.com
***
Live Free or Die…
For many years the license plates of
New Hampshire bore the slogan,
made famous by Revolutionary War general
John Stark… "Live Free
or Die."
The irony is that those great words were printed
onto the license plates by inmates in the state prison.
They could not leave their prison, but many of us
stay in our prisons when we have the power to leave.
We want to live free, but we do not want to do what
the gospel says we need to do to be truly free.
- J. Michael Shannon, PREACHING, March/April 2004, p. 61.
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Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst
for freedom by drinking from the
cup of bitterness and hatred.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
Freedom & duty always go
hand in hand and if the free
do not accept the duty of
social responsibility,
They will not long remain free.
- John Foster Dulles
There is only one kind
of freedom and that's
Individual liberty.
Our lives come from our
Creator and our liberty
comes from our Creator.
It has nothing to do with
government granting it.
- Ron Paul
Human rights are not
a privilege granted
By the few,
they are a liberty entitled to all,
And human rights, by definition,
Include the rights of all humans,
Those in the dawn of life,
the dusk of life,
Or the shadows of life.
- Kay Granger
***
Happy Birthday America – Toby Keith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b5mrpSb9Mg
