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Happy (Belated) Thanksgiving
Monday, November 28th, 2005Some reflections on the holiday, which Diana and I were privileged to host at our place this year: – George Washington proclaimed the first national day of Thanksgiving back in 1789, to offer “sincere and humble thanks” to God for his provision and protection, and also to repent of “national and other transgressions.” I wonder [...]
Refreshing
Tuesday, September 13th, 2005Will Sampson had a great post about the need for the officials who failed to respond appropriately to Katrina to take responsibility. President Bush was the first to do so today, when he said: “Katrina exposed serious problems in our response capability at all levels of government and to the extent the federal government didn’t [...]
The last word on a great leader
Sunday, August 14th, 2005“He was not a brilliant strategist or tactician, not a gifted orator, not an intellectual. At several crucial moments he had shown marked indecision. He had made serious mistakes in judgment. But experience had been his greatest teacher from boyhood, and in this his greatest test, he learned steadily from experience. Above all, [George] Washington [...]
These are the times that try men’s souls
Thursday, August 11th, 2005I’ve been reading 1776 this summer. Completing it has taken far too long, but the delays were evidently a divine thing. They insured that I would read this passage on the train this morning: “In August, [General George] Washington had an army of 20,000. In the three months since, he had lost four battles — [...]