JUNETEENTH

Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States.  Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Note that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation –…

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HAPPY FATHER’S DAY

“HAPPY FATHER’S DAY” LORD WE THANK YOU FOR BEING OUR HEAVENLY FATHER AND BLESSING OUR EARTHLY FATHER. AMEN.     Today we celebrate Father’s Day.  A day set aside to give special tribute to all fathers especially the good ones.  Seldom do we give good fathers the recognition that they deserve, we are so busy praising…

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