
Countless Blessings
As we approach Thanksgiving, I’ve been thinking a lot about what has undoubtedly been one of the most challenging, hectic, but rewarding years of my life.
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As we approach Thanksgiving, I’ve been thinking a lot about what has undoubtedly been one of the most challenging, hectic, but rewarding years of my life.

Since the founding of this country, men and women have risked their lives — many making the ultimate sacrifice — to protect their fellow Americans and keep our nation free.

In 1790, as our nation was establishing the bedrock of our shared values and moral clarity, President George Washington penned a letter to the Jewish congregation.

Recently, I toured the South Side of Chicago with Pastor Corey Brooks, a maverick man of God and community activist, and borrowed his pulpit.

48 hours after Israel was attacked, I spoke for 30 minutes at the Hudson Institute.

It was an honor to visit New Beginnings Church in Chicago last week with Pastor Corey Brooks. That’s what the Lord offers each of us, in our lives — a new beginning. Take off the old self and walk with Jesus.

The world came face-to-face with evil incarnate this month.

The atrocities that we've seen are just inhuman and unbelievable.

Lord, your word is clear in Psalm 122:6, “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem, and those who do will prosper.”

America is not a country in decline, but under President Biden, we have been a country in retreat. The last time we saw this movie was in the 1970s when Jimmy Carter had us retreating from our values and retreating from hard work. Ronald Reagan restored our work ethic, and he inspired this nation.