Kimberly's Expressions

As we celebrate Independence Day, I wonder if we truly understand what we are celebrating, what we are remembering, what we are a part of. I would like to share some of our heritage with you now, as I found it in an article by David Barton , founder and president of Wallbuilders . John Adams believed that the Fourth of July should become a religious holiday – a day when we remembered God's hand in deliverance and a day of religious activities when we committed ourselves to Him in "solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty." Such was the spirit of the American Revolution as seen through the eyes of those who led it, evidenced even further in the words of John Quincy Adams, one who was deeply involved in the activities of the Revolution. In 1837, when he was 69 years old, John Adams delivered a Fourth of July speech at Newburyport, Massachusetts. They had asked him to address them because he was old enough to remember what went on during the American Revolution, and t...

Since high school, I have kept a notebook where I laid my heart on paper when I read particular Scriptures that encouraged or challenged me, and I recorded my own personal notes about those verses, about prayers, about what the Lord was speaking to me. Now that I am 25, I have a collection of binders and notebooks full of these special verses and thoughts. Yesterday, I opened the pages again and pondered the truth in them. It is so encouraging to see on paper how my life has been molded by the Bible and the Holy Spirit. Those pages reminded me of how the Lord has always been faithful to me, and how He has guided my steps. It also challenged me to review areas of my life that I was once stronger in than I am now. We must remember and cherish the Word of God spoken to us. I am grateful to the Lord for His presence in my life. He is not a distant God that I must please with rituals - He is my intimate Savior who loves me, who listens to me, who talks to me, who set me FREE from the bondag...

The Federal Marriage Protection Amendment failed in the Senate on a procedural vote this morning. Opponents to the measure claimed repeatedly that the American people did not care about this issue, but it is not true, since tens of thousands of faxes, emails, phone calls, and letters were sent to Senate offices. The amendment has made headway since it was last voted upon in 2004. Keep yourself informed and have a voice! Each American has not only the right to speak up about our laws and goverment, but also a responsibility to do so.