Fifty Years of Journaling with God

A wise New Zealander named Blythe Harper told me when I was nineteen that one of the smartest habits I could practice in life was to keep a spiritual journal.

I started practicing his advice on October 30, 1972. I have been doing it ever since.

Right now, I am looking down at the yellowed first page of that record when my handwriting was still young and vibrant, and thoughts flowed like water. I’m sure glad I heeded his advice.

That fifty-year legacy is now on-line for others to enjoy. It’s called “Ron Journal” and you can  click on it here or scroll to the bottom of the usrenewal.org website page.

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The Reason for Rush Limbaugh

I have a confession to make. During the past few years, I deliberately started my commute most mornings at 9:05 am for one reason: I wanted hear Rush Limbaugh when he came on the radio. Sometimes I would arrive at my destination and keep the car running while Rush finished his monologue.

 That’s how good he was.

Rush Limbaugh understood the liberal (progressive) movement better than anyone. He could explain the secular mindset and strategies and their impact on America in a way that all could understand. In the area of politics, he was the seer–the wisest on the block. As he joked, it was “talent on loan from God.”

That loan has called in recently by the One who gave it. Rush Hudson Limbaugh III died February 17. 

Here is my view of how God used Rush Limbaugh–and his reason for being.

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The Meaning of Donald Trump–from a Biblical Perspective

As I readied this article for publication, the news hit that Rush Limbaugh died today at the age of seventy. His wife Katharine made the announcement at the beginning of his three-hour program which contains the largest radio audience in history.

I’m thankful for Rush Limbaugh’s thirty-two years of truth-telling about many aspects of American life. He was brilliant in his political analysis, courageous against the forces arrayed against him, and passionate in his love for America and its people.

His battle with lung cancer deepened his faith. In the past few months, he talked openly about his closeness to God and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. His millions of followers prayed for him and certainly benefited from that testimony.

Rush will be missed–but we must carry on the fight for truth. Here is my latest contribution.

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