Dependence Day - Crosswalk the Devotional - July 1

Truths observed at the intersection of faith and life by Crosswalk.com editors [Crosswalk.com Logo]( Crosswalk: The Devotional [Devotionals]( [Newsletters]( [e-Cards]( Dependence Day by Shawn McEvoy So now, come back to your God! Act with love and justice, and always depend on him. ~ [Hosea 12:6]( NLT The 'Fourth of July' devotional. It fell to me this year. And whoa if I didn't have a firecracker of a time coming up with what to write. Don't get me wrong, I'm not riding on the trendy bandwagon of American self-loathing. I love my country. I dig personal and religious freedom. Without a free press I'd be out of a job, and without free speech I'd be locked up somewhere. But not here! So why the long face on red-white-and-blue, take-a-day-off, fire-up-the-grill day? Because Christianity has so little yet too much to do with the American Dream. Because I get sad when I consider the evolution 'Freedom' has undertaken just in my lifetime – from "allowed to act responsibly" to "if it feels good do it" to "absolutely anything goes and don't even try to suggest otherwise, or we might just take away your freedom." [CONTINUE READING →]( You May Also Like: [10 Ways to Overcome the Hurts in Your Life]( Cindi McMenamin Pain has a way of sticking with us and affecting our relationships with others if we aren’t intentional about getting past it. [CONTINUE READING →]( [What Does the Bible Say about Interracial Marriage?]( Emma Danzey No matter what a person believes on the matter of interracial marriage, I want to begin with the fact that we are all made in the image of God. [CONTINUE READING →](                       Bible Trivia Question of the Day                                       Name the fourth book of the Old Testament. A. Joshua B. Leviticus C. Deuteronomy D. Numbers [ANSWER THE QUESTION →]( [Crosswalk.com Logo]( [Read about Salem Web Network]( | [Unsubscribe From This Email]( [Email Preference Center]( | [View in Browser]( © 2021 Salem Web Network. All rights reserved. 111 Virginia Street, Suite 500, Richmond, VA 23219. This email is never sent unsolicited. You are receiving this email because your email address, {EMAIL}, is signed up to receive newsletters, updates, and special offers from Crosswalk.com - The Devotional. [Link](