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Pastor Allen Cook

What Makes Good Government?

Hello, Friends of Freedom, Let’s continue this week on our observance of what makes “GOOD GOVERNMENT.” Last week we discussed the foundation of all good government is TRUTH. This week, let’s look at another issue in line with truth. MORALY IN LEGISLATION.

Church and State, Part II

Hello, Friend of Freedom! First off, let me wish you a Merry Christmas! I know some of you may choose other holidays to celebrate and not choose to celebrate Christmas, and some of you will not celebrate at all. Hey, that’s why is great to be in America! We have the freedom to celebrate our …

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 From George Washington to Pearl Harbor, God was Honored in our Military

This past Thursday marks the 82nd anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. December 7, 1941, was described by then-President Franklin Roosevelt as “a date that will live in infamy.” This attack happened on a Sunday, and it is interesting to see the schedule for the crew on the ships:   0745- Rig for Church …

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The American Dream

Hello, Friends of Freedom. I hope your Thanksgiving was everything you desired and more. This week I want to examine the patriarch Joseph in scripture and his prevalent role in leading a secular nation as a man of faith. His historical account is found in Genesis 39-41.

the-first-thanksgiving Jean Leon Gerome Ferris 1912 Weirs Times

Pulpit Polity: The ‘First’ Thanksgiving! 

Most readers of Granite Grok were exposed to the traditional story of the Pilgrims and the Indians sharing a meal on Thanksgiving to God for their success and survival in the new world settlement of Plymouth Plantation.

Pulpit Polity – George Washington, Faith, and God

This week, I want to examine the place of prayer in perhaps the most influential American ever, George Washington. His name and character have been revered not only in America but throughout the world. Washington was perhaps the most unique political leader we have ever had in our nation.