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St. Jude Children Research Hospital. Please Give. ... Luke 18 verses 15 - 17...."Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belong to such as these"....I try to give something every month to St Jude. What an institution...

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Top Reads...this site Thanks folks for spending some time on the site reading our stories. The reason I say "our" is because I cannot take credit for some of the stories being read. The top stories so far this month are...

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Parkinson's....Boxing Helps...Part 2 Rock Steady Boxing Part II A personal statement on benefits of RSB Authored by Otis Vaughn February 28, 2019 Rock Steady Boxing (RSB) really works and greatly slows the progression of Parkinson’s...

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Apaches, Buffalo Soldiers, That Female Reporter, And... Chapter One       Returning to the Black Range and the land of the Warm Spring Apache Indians, I could not believe what I was seeing. The last time I was here the magical portal...

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Vaccine Availability….Covid Number Decline

Posted by Pete | Posted in News | Posted on 02-03-2021

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With more of the vaccine available the Covid 19 number are beginning to come down. Before long, I think we will return to a form of normalcy around the country and travel and socializing will increase once again. Churches will be open for Easter this year, I hope, and families will once again celebrate with one another. And when it happens….wow, how nice….I know I, for one, am really looking forward to it.

 

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1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles by Dan Hall

Posted by Pete | Posted in News | Posted on 13-02-2021

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This article is by my nephew, Dan Hall and it appeared in the
Rebel Yell, Southern Press, Gordo, Alabama.
       1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles

Confederate officials commissioned Stand Watie a Colonel in the Confederate States Army in July 1861 and authorized him to raise a unit known as the Cherokee Mounted Volunteers.
The Cherokee Principal Chief John Ross signed the Cherokee Confederate treaty in October 1861, Ross and the Cherokee council raised the First Regiment of Cherokee Mounted Rifles, commanded by Col. John Drew.( Drew’s regimental officers and men were mostly full blooded Cherokee’s.) Stan Watie’s regiment became the Second Regiment of Cherokee Mounted Rifles, ( Watie’s regiment made of mostly mixed-blood Cherokees).
Drew’s regiment became part of Col. Cooper’s command and was ordered to stop the fighting of Union-supportive Creeks. After fighting in three battles against the Creeks, the Battle of Round Mountain, the Battle of Chosto-Talasah and the Battle of Chustonahiah. The First Regiment made their dislike of fighting Creeks known, they were expecting to be fighting the invading Yankees. Part of Drew’s regiment deserted in late 1861, those that remained joined Watie’s regiment and reorganize as 1st Regiment of Cherokee Mounted Rifles under Col. Watie.
Col. Watie’s troops were in 27 major engagements and numerous smaller skirmishes. Most of their fighting was guerrilla tactics which the Cherokee were will suited for. Poorly equipped and armed with castoff rifles or captured weapons, they kept thousands of Union troops tired up. In May 1864 Stand Watie was promoted to Brigadier General. In February 1865, he was given command of the Indian Division of Indian Territory. Being unable to launch any offensive operations he officially surrender on June 23, 1865. Becoming the LAST Confederate General to lay down his arms.

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The Rules Are The Rules by E. V. Pete Hester

Posted by Pete | Posted in News | Posted on 01-02-2021

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“Joe Biden and the schism in American Catholicism” by E. J. Dionne, dateline Washington as shown in the Albuquerque Journal paper dated February 1, 2021.

I really don’t know. At 85 years old I become more confused with each passing year. I have been taught all my life that the bible is the word of God. I have also been taught that it was the unchanging word of God. I have been taught that God said “this is my word and will not return to me void.” I have  been taught the the word became flesh and made His dwelling among us.

Now,  this reporter or writer, whatever he is, says among some other stuff that:

“But a more conservative leadership appointed by Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI coincided with a Reagan-era push by intellectuals and activists on the church’s right to ally with the White evangelical political movement in opposition to abortion and advances in LGBTQ rights”.

Let me tell you something Mr. Dionne, the White evangelical political movement did not destroy Sodom and Gomorrah nor did they say to. The White evangelical did not say for man to not sleep with another man. Nor did the White evangelical say, “thou shall not kill”. All of that was recorded in the Bible, the rule book for all of humanity. The While evangelicals cannot change nor amend those rules. They Are Forever. Please direct any effort to change those rules toward Almighty God as there is nothing the White evangelicals can do about it at this time.

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Covid 19….It’s Real

Posted by Pete | Posted in News | Posted on 29-01-2021

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I was surprised the other day while waiting on a sandwich I ordered at a local café. They had outside dining and take out. Mask’s were required to enter. This fellow comes over to me with his mask pulled down under his nose and goes to bad mouthing the government over pushing the masks saying it was all a farce and there was nothing to it…All of it was fabricated by the government and asked it I knew anyone who had it…well, yeah, I said, my son, my friend’s son, a nephew and a couple of other people I knew. I got away from him as quickly as I could, not wanting to hear anymore about the fake disease we are suffering “unjustly” through….. Yesterday, a friend of mine told me his brother had died of Covid 19. I’m just stunned that some folks could share that fellow’s line of thinking considering all the folks who have Covid 19 and all those who have died world wide from it….What do some of our citizens listen to, and read, and study. I hope all of you will follow the guide lines that we have in place to try and limit our exposure to this dreaded disease. Take care folks..

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2 Peter, Chapter 3

Posted by Pete | Posted in News | Posted on 25-01-2021

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I think most of my fellow Christians have read 2 Peter, including chapter three, written by the Apostle Peter. He tells us that people become scoffers because the Lord is so slow in returning back to earth. He explains to us why He is so slow to return and it is because He is wanting all to repent and become believers in His word. Then Peter goes on to say that this earth, the elements and the heavens will be destroyed by fire…..but Peter says the Lord has given us a way out of that judgement.  To escape that destruction by fire, and to enter the new heaven and the new earth, is by becoming believers. If you are a believer you know all of this and fully understand it. If you are one of the scoffers, I hope you will reconsider your thinking and ponder what is in store for you if you continue to scoff God’s word. That destruction by fire will be complete….That is the end for all the scoffers….and that is the beginning for all believers…It’s your choice.

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Identified Flying Object…

Posted by Pete | Posted in News | Posted on 23-01-2021

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From Pete Hester Facebook Page….

The world of politics….That is the happening thing today. I can get involved. I can leave it go and not comment. And all the other things that are going on I can back away from. Now I am going to say something directly from my heart and it is this…..What is going on today is directly from God to me through His word. The world is now totally in His hands. He has full control of the spaceship called Earth. He is guiding it to His final destination. He does not need my help at the controls of this ship. He needs me to have faith in Him. We can be bitter, we can fuss and complain, we can say derogatory things about those in temporary control of the Earth if you choose…But for me, just knowing that the ship’s Captain has got this I choose to relax and ride this ship He is guiding….I realize it’s going to be a bumpy ride, that He told us already, but I know where this ship is heading….It is an identified flying object and we know where it is going. I hope you will join me and come along for the ride, relaxing as our Heavenly Father takes us home.

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January 20, 2021…Conditions in America Inauguration Day

Posted by Pete | Posted in News | Posted on 20-01-2021

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3h  · Posting from several of todays Facebook page…..for future reference…
As our President Donald J. Trump prepares to leave the White House, I am making this post so it will show back up as a future memory on my timeline. This isn’t a political dispute. I am genuinely curious what the next 4 years will bring:
Today is the Biden/Harris Inauguration.
• Gas is currently $1.95 per gallon.
• Interest rates are 2.25 percent for a 30-year mortgage.
• The stock market closed at 30829.40 though we have been fighting COVID for 11 months.
• Our GDP growth for the 3rd Qtr was 33.1 percent.
• We had the best economy ever until COVID and it is recovering well.
• We have not had any new wars or conflicts in the last 4 years.
• North Korea has been under control and has not been testing any missiles.
• ISIS has not been heard from for over 3 years.
• The housing market is the strongest it has been in years.
• Homes have appreciated at an unbelievable rate and sell well.
• And let’s not forget that peace deals in the Middle East were signed by 4 countries—unprecedented!
• Unemployment sits at 6.7% in spite of COVID.
#Biden takes over on 1-20-21. Let’s see how the next four years fair. God bless America! 🇺🇸🙏🏻 Thank you President Trump!

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Homophobic Slur….

Posted by Pete | Posted in News | Posted on 11-01-2021

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Now let me see if I have this correct….One of our golfers uttered a homophobic slur under his breath and was called down about it and had to apologize for it. It makes me wonder if our general population would expect God to apologize for Sodom and Gomorrah if it happened today. I don’t think any of the rules, good or bad, have changed one bit since that day many years ago. We try to tell many people “oh, it has all changed now….that is not bad….that is good and don’t you be saying anything bad about something we think is good. Men lying with men is ok nowadays…this is modern times.”  ……I don’t think so folks. It ain’t changed. It is still a sin. And me, or the golfer involved in the homophobic slur are guilty of reminding folks that it is still a sin and folks who do that are doing something wrong in God’s sight…..will we next be saying, “hush, don’t be calling him a bank robber, he was simply a man in need”. I tell you, we have come a long ways, baby….we have come a long ways….

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My Pledge

Posted by Pete | Posted in News | Posted on 07-01-2021

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Since as far back as I can remember I have said those words. They are as real to me as, “Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name” is to me. I am a Christian. I am an American. That remains unchanged. Steadfast am I as an American Christian, and I will serve thee, My God and My Country. Forever. Amen.

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Most Read Story….Second Month

Posted by Pete | Posted in News | Posted on 27-12-2020

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My novel, Apaches, Buffalo Soldiers, That Female Reporter, and Me, is the most read story for the second month in a row. I want to thank you folks that have read it, as the readers show up, but are not recorded. So, I don’t know who you are, but I want to thank each of you for reading the story. What shows up is the number of people who have click on and read it. The number two story is from my Cousins series, Mrs. Old Lady Thornton’s Treasure. The Coalfire short stories are widely read also. Many thanks, folks…

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