America at 250: Young, Imperfect, and Still Blessed
America at 250: Young, Imperfect, and Still Blessed God’s Successful Marriage — A Common Man Independence Day Reflection “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.” — Psalm 33:12 There is something different about this Independence Day. Every year, the Fourth of July gives us the familiar things. Flags in front yards. Families gathered around food. Children waiting for fireworks. Veterans standing a little straighter when the anthem plays. People wearing red, white, and blue who may not have thought much about history all year, but still know this day means something. But this year carries a little more weight. America is turning 250. That sounds old when we say it. Two hundred and fifty years is a long time for families, towns, churches, farms, cemeteries, battlefields, and memories. It is long enough for generations to be born, raised, married, buried, and remembered. It is long enough for a nation to have songs, sc...