I’m certain by now most of you are aware Shiite Muslim militiamen, known as Houthis, have taken over the Presidential palace in Yemens capital. Although sources say he’s held hostage, the whereabouts of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi are unknown. The number of casualties is also unknown, but the number is significant. A great deal of the unrest in the Mid-East is due to the hidden hands of Russia and Communist China. Did you elect to close your eyes and pray this morning before you left your home? Do you intend to meditate and pray this evening. What did you pray about this morning? Dont answer that here. Just a question to get the discussion going. With all the problems in the world, Mr. Putin most concerns me these days, an unstable and/or aggressive Russia could upset the balance of the global community and the improving social/economic order. I personally believe prayer can intercede and make a difference in matters, I sincerely believe we can petition our Creator with prayer. And Christians do not have a lock on this, we are a land of many faiths and worldviews, a melting pot, and I believe this is all by the hand of providence. You know, the Great Depression occurred as a result of the stock market crash in New York City not long after World War I. The collapse of the stock market was appropriately titled Black Tuesday and left an entire country in disarray. The Great Depression began in 1930 and lasted over a decade. Nearly one out of every four Americans remained unemployed during these iron-hard times. But the thing is, as a nation, we never lost hope. We collectively always believed better days were ahead. Now many of you that have known me for many years often jokingly chide me for being over-optimistic, but I will always stick to my belief that better days are ahead, we just simply have to make them so. That is why it pleases me deeply to inform you today, Wednesday 1/21/15, that an upswing in the U.S. economy has contributed to a surge in our economic optimism, but provided no similar improvement in the standing of the nations political leaders, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll taken just last week. Half the public said the past year brought important economic improvements, a post-recession high, while more than four in ten people said they are satisfied with the state of the economy, the most upbeat reading in more than eight years. But, I hasten to add, in the wake of President Barack Obama delivering his State of the Union address last night, the survey found he isnt getting much credit for the economic improvements. I’m not so certain Americans are correct in this assessment. Last night President Barack Obama called on the new Republican-led Congress to raise taxes on investments and inherited property and to create or expand a range of tax breaks for middle-income families, laying out an opening position in a debate over taxation that both parties see as a potential area of compromise. Mr. Obama outlined the measures in his State of the Union last night. He proposed using revenue generated from the tax increases which would fall mainly on high-income households to pay for a raft of new breaks aimed at boosting stagnant incomes for low- and middle-income households. I think the President is heading in the right direction with this. You know I believe President Obama is very sincere when he cites our 40th President as one of his biggest role-models. Certain sentiments are universal among such leaders. With that said, Chinas 2014 gross domestic product expanded 7.4%, down from 7.7% growth a year earlier. Beijing had set a full-year growth target of about 7.5%. You know why this is??? Because America is making a strong come-back; we are not done for yet. The United States is an ever-evolving work in progress and God is still using America as a tool to enhance the entire global community. A lot of people will laugh at me on this, but I want you to keep one clear thought in your mind. Americans aren’t exiting our borders to live abroad in large numbers; no, people from all around the globe are coming here to live among us. We welcome them and all they have to offer, but we can not allow them to change our national character and who we are. After all, it is who we are and what we have built that attracts them from their homelands here in the first place. youtube/embed/OvN1jTkzXbY?rel=0
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