{"id":11250,"date":"2014-08-28T14:40:43","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T14:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=11250"},"modified":"2014-08-28T14:55:22","modified_gmt":"2014-08-28T14:55:22","slug":"some-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=11250","title":{"rendered":"Some thoughts……."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yesterday’s blog entry was passed along to me by Richard Small, a dear friend who sends me a lot of thought provoking articles,\u00a0 it really struck a cord with me, but I didn’t write it.\u00a0 As much as I appreciate that people think I could compose that, it was not my writing. The piece brought up a lot of feelings I’ve been holding in, so what follows is my writing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1.\u00a0 We live in the greatest country in the world<\/strong>, because we have spent our most precious<\/strong> treasure to help millions of other citizens of the world.<\/strong>\u00a0 We’ve given the lives of\u00a0 our\u00a0 men and women to assure the freedom and lives of millions of others.\u00a0 For that we are resented, despised and disrespected.\u00a0 Even knowing that, those same men and women would give their lives again for others.\u00a0 That’s America.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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2.\u00a0 People find our mindset hard to understand, it’s pretty simple.\u00a0 For the most part we are a Christian nation.\u00a0 While Jesus hung on the cross he looked down and those that brutall<\/strong>y crucified Him and said “Father forgive them for they know not what they do.”<\/strong>\u00a0 We don’t always succeed, but we try real hard.\u00a0 We believe in integrity and character, and we try to live by it.<\/strong><\/p>\n


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3.\u00a0 Anyone who doesn’t believe in real evil, spiritual evil, Satan, the enemy, you pick the name, hasn’t read that some Americans are joining the Islamic terrorist to turn on their own country.\u00a0 Yes Virginia, Evil and Stupidity are real!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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4. \u00a0 A little advice; If you want to have a good life, make it about someone else besides yourself, trust in God, love those that you are fortunate to call family and friends, and keep your word!<\/strong>\u00a0 That about covers it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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5.\u00a0 With all the hell in the world, is there any hope?\u00a0 You bet, Jesus.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Blessings,<\/strong><\/p>\n

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the pilgrim<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Headed to Las Vegas for Photoshop World, pray that I’m there for a good reason, no need to go anywhere if you are not going to do a little good.\u00a0 It’s in God’s hands, it’s always in His hands……..<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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