With a Firm Reliance

History is simply the story of God's will being played out through time...Shakespeare once wrote, "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women in it merely players." There is truth to that...The Bible has a lot to say about the history of great empires, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, to Assyria, to Babylon, to Persia, to Greece, to Rome...It is amazing to realize that the great empires and nations and their leaders may think of themselves as great and often not in need of God, but the Scriptures remind us that God considers them as dust on the scales - leaders rise and fall according to His will, not their own, no matter what they may think. Those empires who honor the Lord are blessed and those who do not feel His stern judgment... When the United States of America was founded, Benjamin Franklin noted that if God is aware of one sparrow that falls to the ground, surely He is aware of nations that rise and fall and that they do so according to His sovereign choice...As a nation,may we never forget, in this independent nation, how DEPENDENT we truly are on the Lord...Our founding document calls for us to have a "firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence." May we always have that reliance so that we may always have that protection.

HW 10 - Watch "THE WAR" on pbs Sun night 8-10 and turn in a SHORT opinion of what you found most interesting and what you learned OR if you are unable to do that, go to pbs.org, click on "Download the Viewer's Guide" for THE WAR and read the short intro section and the short section one entitled "The Necessary War." Then write a SHORT opinion of what you found most interesting and what you learned. Credit will be given either way, but I will award extra credit for all those who actually watch the film...(Watch what you can - I'm sure you'll find it worthwhile) To me by midnight Mon Sept 24.

HW 11, 12, 13 (Tues,Wed, Thur) Do the same as above for parts 2,3,4 of the film or viewer's guide. Turn in part 2 by Tues midnight, 3 by Wed. mid. and 4 by Thur. mid.

NO HW for Fri. if Ravens win Sun the 23rd. If they lose, you'll have to research and write a 30 page paper on how and why they lost and how they can never do it again...lol...I'll think of something easier i guess if necessary...