The Iron Pen #90

“…graven with an iron pen and lead…” Job 19:24 Pastor David L. Brown, Ph.D. God & Country I doubt if any of the readers of this Gospel paper will recognize the name Samuel Francis Smith. Smith was a Baptist preacher and poet. He was born in...

The Iron Pen #89

“…graven with an iron pen and lead…” Job 19:24 Pastor David L. Brown, Ph.D. God & Country When I was in first grade, we began each class day by reciting The Pledge of Allegiance. We would stand and say… “I pledge allegiance to the...

The Iron Pen #88

“…graven with an iron pen and lead…” Job 19:24 Pastor David L. Brown, Ph.D. God & Country In a day of near instant personal communication with cellular phones, beepers and e-mail, it is difficult to picture a time when word of mouth and...

The Iron Pen #87

“…graven with an iron pen and lead…” Job 19:24 Pastor David L. Brown, Ph.D. God & Country The First Prayer In Congress Be Thou present O God of Wisdom and direct the counsel of this Honorable Assembly; enable them to settle all things on...

The Iron Pen #86

“…graven with an iron pen and lead…” Job 19:24 Pastor David L. Brown, Ph.D. God & Country The greatest civilians, who equally contend for the rights of individuals and the energies of government, are in the habit of enumerating certain...

The Iron Pen #85

“…graven with an iron pen and lead…” Job 19:24 Pastor David L. Brown, Ph.D. God & Country Not only does the Bible inculcate, with sanctions of the highest import, a system of the purest morality, but in the person and character of our...