Observations© – By Donald S. Conkey
This tribute to Abraham Lincoln on the 202nd anniversary of his birth was inspired by a recent TV movie on the events leading up to the actual delivery of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863 – an address to honor the dead and wounded who had given their all in the Civil War’s deadliest battle fought July 1-3, 1863 near Gettysburg Pennsylvania. That … Read more...
Observations© – By Donald S. Conkey
February used to be known as the birthday month for two of the nation’s greatest presidents: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Both Lincoln and Washington had their own national holiday: Lincoln’s was on February 12; Washington’s on February 22. Washington was honored as the first president of the United States and Lincoln was honored for holding the nation together and for signing the Emancipation … Read more...
Observations©
By Donald S. Conkey
The threat of a federal law suit by Americans United for the Separation of Church and State against the Cherokee County School system, as I understand it, is to keep the school system from using the Woodstock First Baptist Church as it graduation venue because the church has a large Cross sitting on top of its building. This has generated heated discussion throughout the … Read more...
Observations©
By Donald S. Conkey
This past week we who live in North Georgia witnessed firsthand the unbendable “Laws of Nature’s God” in action. Georgia’s snow and ice storm hit everyone equally – no forgiveness for friends or relatives caught in the ravages of this storm. Those prepared were able to ride out the storm; those caught unprepared paid a price. That is God’s law – everyone is treated … Read more...
Observations©
By Donald S. Conkey
Last Friday the Tribune’s editorial staff gave Charles Krauthammer’s outstanding column a caption that inspired this column. It read “The Constitution – Liberals who sneer at it do so at their own peril.”
And indeed anyone who “sneers at the Constitution” today, or ever, does so at their own peril. And what would that peril be? Enslavement and a loss of those freedom guarantees … Read more...
By Donald S. Conkey – Two events occurred last week that reinforced my belief that God lives and is still in charge – and that the Preacher was right, that there is a time to be born and a time to die. The first event was a visit by our nine month old grandson Wyatt. The second event was the funeral of dear friend William Douglas Ellis where I delivered … Read more...
By Donald S. Conkey – There are two dates this week that are embedded in my mind as much as my birthday. December 15, yesterday, is a date I share with all Americans. And it should be a date special for all Americans because it was on this date in 1791; 219 years ago yesterday that America’s Bill of Rights was ratified and became the foundation for all those freedoms … Read more...
By Donald S. Conkey – Tribune columnist Dick Yarbrough, in a recent column, quoted his successful friend Benjamin Porter several times regarding taking time in mortality to “smell the roses” and to spend time while still in mortality with family and friends. The quote that touched me was “Smell the roses, and that’s not just a flip phrase, and tell your family and friends that you love them while you … Read more...
By Donald S. Conkey – With each passing year, as more and more World War II veterans pass away, fewer Americans remember December 7, 1941, or the fear it engendered in those of us then living. I remember well where I was when we first heard the news that Pearl Harbor had been bombed by the Japanese Imperial Navy – with nearly 3000 Americans killed. It was the first time … Read more...
By Donald S. Conkey – Thanksgiving is a unique and different American holiday. Its uniqueness is because it is distinctively American with it roots sunk deep into America’s early history, reaching back to the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620, and who, being grateful to their God for their survival held a feast of thanksgiving.
America’s national holiday, Thanksgiving, is different because of all of American’s national holidays … Read more...
By Donald S. Conkey – The 2010 election is over with Republicans making major gains as they take control of the House of Representatives. And the liberal press is already asking if the Republicans are willing to compromise with Obama, suggesting if they don’t there will be gridlock or a possibly government shutdown. The war for America’s soul continues with both parties already geared up for the 2012 presidential election.… Read more...
By Donald S. Conkey – Now that the election is over and, for the most part, we all know which political party will guide America through the crisis America is now encountering there will be those who will say it’s up to them (Congress) now to fix America. How dangerous that thinking is. The war for America’s soul is just beginning. Remember it took a strong leader, George Washington, and … Read more...