Roots in Ripon - Let's Celebrate!

Roots in Ripon

Chuck Roots
6 August 2018
www.chuckroots.com

Editor's Note:  Roots in Ripon was once a regular feature, here.  Unfortunately, Chuck has not done anything new for some time and this is the last post on his blog.

           One of the prime focal points we find in the Bible is the intentional act of engaging in celebration. This means we are to participate in celebrating every aspect of life as God has ordained it.

           We often run into difficulty when life roles us up in troubles of every kind. We lose perspective on our lives and how Jesus wants us to walk with him. We focus on the problem, the fear, the loss, the pain, or any other difficulty you would like to add. I would recommend you take some time to look through the Bible and see what it says about rejoicing. It will challenge you, trust me!

           In Philippians 4 we are admonished by the Apostle Paul, who was no stranger to physical ailments, beatings, stonings, ship wreck, and the like, to, “Rejoice in the Lord always! I will say it again: Rejoice!”

           As a minister and chaplain for forty years, I have witnessed the attitudes of Christians who had failed to connect with rejoicing. It was so clear that those who made it a point of rejoicing, especially in the hard times, had a completely different temperament than those who found it difficult to live out the command to rejoice.

           This attitude of rejoicing is never more critical than when the death of a loved one, or close friend occurs. On August 27th, my mother-in-law, Alda Cabral, passed away at age 85. For the past number of years, she has been dealing with a number of physical ailments. Her body had finally given up.

Trump Rallies for Republican Candidates in Ohio

Read more about the rally at The Epoch Times.  Photo and video essay, follows.

Ohio Patriots Alliance (6/4/21) - News and Upcoming Events

 

Fellow Patriots, I hope you all had a great Memorial Day Weekend. Alicia and I attended the Memorial Day Tribute put on by Muskingum County Patriots. Kudos to Stephanie, Shelby, and the organizers of the event. We must remember and honor the fallen. The Patriots that are rising up across the land are preserving our heritage and rebuilding our traditions when all our institutions are under attack, and many of supposed civic leaders cower in fear, and are all about compliance, instead of patriotism. A true American Patriot has in his heart and soul a spirit of Defiance, not compliance. We fear God only, and defy tyrants. God Bless all who have lost loved ones in defense of the Nation, and all the Patriots who stop to honor their sacrifice. Then we visited my Aunt on Sunday. She is 97--I think. Her only son was a Navy pilot killed in action in Vietnam. We also visited cemetery and decorated his grave, and also my father's grave. He was a veteran of WW II. And we also had family over, grilled out, and sat around a little bonfire. It was a good weekend. Now back to the battle... [If you have a group in our Alliance, send us your schedule of regular meetings or upcoming events. We are looking for County leaders to start a patriot group in those Counties not on board yet. If you would like to be that person contact us. See the CONTACT page of our website to check if there is a group in your County yet.]

WE HAVE NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT!

Now it is our turn — all of us — to fight to save the Republic. Here are some upcoming events in Central Ohio.