The 150th Anniversary of the Fulton Street Revival

The Old Dutch North Church 

In the mid-1800s, the United States was becoming more worldly. The California Gold Rush Era, the continued Western migrations in search of prosperity, the building of railroads, the questions concerning slavery, the imminent approach of the Civil War, and many other factors were influencing American society.

In the midst of this, a tall, unassuming middle-aged merchant named Jeremiah Lanphier, had a spiritual hunger not only for himself, but also for the world. He was a member of the Old Dutch North Church on Fulton and Williams streets in lower Manhattan in New York City. Church attendance was declining, and Lanphier was appointed by the church to engage in door-to-door visitation. After three months of knocking on doors, he saw little results.

He determined to start a prayer meeting, so at noon on September 23, 1857, he climbed the stairs to the third story of the 88-year-old church and began a prayer meeting.

I Could’ve Had a V-8!

Being a lover of healthy foods and wanting to get my vegetables and various nutrients if possible (but still eat or drink something tasty), every once in awhile I like to drink some V-8® juice. V-8® has been around all my life. I’ve always seen it as a wholesome drink, and something different from the sweet fruit juices or other drinks that could be had.

In recent years I’ve noticed that V-8® has branched out in its marketing. The new drinks may sound inviting, but are they? I’ve even wondered if the standard V-8® is still healthy – but so far it is. I just have to remember to keep reading the labels before I buy. Anyway, the ingredients in the new V-8® products may surprise you.

John Edwards wants to force mandatory preventive care

Recently posted by the Associated Press and Yahoo! News was an article titled “Edwards backs mandatory preventive care” (Sunday, Sept. 2, 2007).

Talk about scary !! This article scares me to death. John Edwards’ universal health care proposal would REQUIRE that Americans go to the doctor for preventive care. It would REQUIRE that everyone be covered.

May the Buyer Beware

How many times have you gone to the grocery story (or Walmart) and seen food items with their tantalizing advertisements that say zero fat grams, or zero grams of trans fat? Or how about items that say low carb? And the list goes on … It seems that everyone is on a health kick these days, but do most people really know what they are talking about? And what about the food companies and advertisers? Do they have a hidden agenda?

Ready for a debate?

The Values Voter 2008 Presidential Debate will take place on Monday, September 17th, at 7:30 p.m Eastern Time. The debate, which takes place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, will be streamed live by the American Family Association.

A letter of invitation was sent out on June 4th from national pro-family leaders to both Republicans and Democrats currently in the running for the 2008 presidential campaign.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the North American Union????

Emblem of the North American Free Trade Agreement
Website: http://www.nafta-sec-alena.org

For those who have not kept abreast of the grave problems concerning the growing number of illegal immigrants in the U.S., the weakening of the U.S. borders, and all the problems in between, it appears that the U.S. Government (including President Bush) is working toward some kind of “North American Union” which calls to mind the idea of the European Union, which currently is made up of 27 independent countries who are tied together by a common economic and monetary system and other trade policies.