TRUST IN GOD,…HE NEVER FAILS by Patra Minocha, ©2012 (Jan. 19, 2012) — As believers we must summon “Truth” at every hurdle & crossroads. “Truth” is the answer, the “Sacred Trust” our nation needs to confront the darkness and overcome the adversity that’s endangering America,… threatening our Faith, our Families, our Freedom and the very existence [...]
“THE MUSIC WON’T LAST” by Anonymous, from a friend (Dec. 19, 2011) — This is a poem written by a teenager with cancer. She wants to see how many people get her poem. It is quite the poem. Please pass it on. This poem was written by a terminally ill young girl in a New [...]
WHY? by One Pissed-off Vietnam Vet Shadows lengthening with the setting sun; A bugle is heard as another cross is planted. A soldier has come home, adulthood barely begun, Two and twenty, a young life abated. Parents and friends mourn, and each asks “Why?” Who ordered this young man whisked away? America is burning yet [...]
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me…. I once was lost but now am found, Was blind, but now, I see. T’was Grace that taught… my heart to fear. And Grace, my fears relieved. How precious did that Grace appear… the hour I first believed. Through many dangers, toils and [...]
DIVIDING AMERICA AT THE PEOPLE’S EXPENSE by Patra Minocha, ©2011 It’s not about race or the color of our skin; It’s character, integrity & honesty that wins! Character is “color-blind”. Integrity embraces truth. Honesty knows humility, is never arrogant or aloof. It’s not about race or the color of our skin; It’s truth, transparency & accountability [...]
IN LOVING MEMORY OF AMERICA’S SOLDIERS & NAVY SEALS WHO WENT TO “GLORY” IN AFGHANISTAN! by Patra Minocha, ©2011 Mission accomplished “Dutiful Soldiers”! Be at Peace, Your Mission is done. You’ve been deployed up to Heaven, to spend Eternity with the Son! Your strength made Patriots stand proud! Your boldness brought deliverance & peace. Your valiant [...]
VICTORIOUS IN CHRIST, THE KING OF SALVATION by Patra Minocha, ©2011 Government secrecy, lies and deceit, Scandals, conspiracies beyond belief! Congressional crime’s consuming our nation. Vandals and villains receive standing ovations. Abuse of power & rampant corruption, Political correctness, the path to destruction. Taunted by Tyranny & Islamic Liaisons. A Mosque to haunt the “Heroes of [...]
ACLU’s SHAMEFUL DESECRATION OF MOJAVE MEMORIAL by Patra Minocha A sacred monument without a cross. A Christian nation without Christ. Soldiers who died defending freedom, A Savior who died to give us life. A memorial in the Mojave Desert, honoring World War I heroes laid to rest, A wooden cross wickedly desecrated, then shamelessly stolen [...]
WHEN CULTURAL DIVERSITY TURNS INTO TYRANNY by Patra Minocha Lawlessness among America’s leaders. An Islamic President ruling our native land. Illegal Aliens burdening our bankrupt nation. Even the desert’s “raising sand”! America the Beautiful’s under attack. A bounty’s on Lady Liberty’s head. A Mosque being built near Ground Zero, an utter disgrace to torment [...]
THE DARK DAYS OF AMERICA by Patra Minocha, ©2011 Peace Be Still America. Trust has been stolen. The Constitution destroyed. Hearts are trembling. Souls find no rest. Peace Be Still America. People are furious! Tempers are flaring! Our faith’s being challenged; put to the test! Peace Be Still America. Escalating unemployment, Dangerous drugs & violent crime, A [...]
Stay With Me* Should my heart not be humble, should my eyes fail to see, Should my feet sometimes stumble on the way, stay with me. Like the lamb that in springtime wandered far from the fold, Comes the darkness and the frost, I get lost, I grow cold. I grow cold, I grow weary, [...]
A MOVIE NOT MADE IN HEAVEN by Harry Hunter, movie rated “R,” length 1 hour 58 minutes (Jan. 29, 2010) — The Book of Eli, starring Denzel Washington, is a dark, violent, post-apocalyptic film built on the foundation of the Christian religion. Having given that much of a hint, I may as well just say [...]
HARD CIDER, DRY CURED HAMS & BACON, WILD EDIBLES AND OTHER TOOTHSOME DELICACIES by Doug Cook (December 21, 2009) — Simple things in life are sometimes the best. In regards to home made toothsome delicacies, this adage comes in a myriad of flavors and forms. This is the first installment of a running documentary, written [...]
WITH MY DOG by Harry Hunter, © 2009 Last Leap Anguished Emily Dickinson observed, “A Wounded Deer—leaps highest— I’ve heard the Hunter tell—“ (# 165), But today my dog jumped a deer— A well-antlered whitetail buck— That could not leap high at all For the tangle of vines he bounced against, Like a bird trapped [...]
WITH MY DOG Frozen Pond by Harry Hunter, © 2009 Unlike Henry Thoreau’s great Walden Pond, This is only a good-sized sinkhole, A miniature green Crater Lake, whose “Liquid and trembling surface” has solidified. Here everything seems to be frozen dead, But in their “quiet parlor” fishes still swim In Thoreau’s softened light, Turtles and [...]
THE MARINE by Aaron M. Gilbert, US Marine Corps USS SAIPAN, PERSIAN GULF We all came together, Both young and old To fight for our freedom, To stand and be bold. In the midst of all evil, We stand our ground, And we protect our country From all terror around. Peace and not war, Is [...]
RULING IN THE CASE OF “CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY VS. THE UNITED STATES,” 143 U.S. 457 (1892) by Mr. Justice Brewer Excerpted from the Ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States (Feb. 29, 1892) —But, beyond all these matters, no purpose of action against religion can be imputed to any legislation, state [...]
Willow by Galloway Creek by Harry Hunter, © 2009 . . . A cool front this late September afternoon Buffets about a lingering Monarch butterfly On its way down to Mexico for winter. My dog chases rabbits from the river cane Into a planted field of Big Bluestem native grass, Where “turkey foot” seed heads [...]
by John Charlton (Eve of Thanksgiving, 2009) — There is nothing fonder tha memories of family get-togethers long past; and a wonderful way to revive these memories are the recipes our Mothers cooked for us as children. Being that it is the eve of Thanksgiving, I share with all the readers of The Post & [...]
HISTORY SHOWS THAT LIBERTY WAS WON BY DEEDS OF HEROISM & FORCE Testimony of George Hewes, participant in original Boston Tea Party, 1773 (Boston: Dec. 18, 1773) — The tea destroyed was contained in three ships, lying near each other at what was called at that time Griffin’s wharf, and were surrounded by armed ships [...]
