I am so very, very thankful for this report by Bob Smietana in CHURCHLEADERS! I pray that Sharon, Daisy and I can go to Branson sometime. We have had many friends go.
BRANSON, Mo. (RNS) — A night at the Dolly Parton Stampede is a microcosm of life in these polarized United States.
For nearly two hours, on a hot August night, a capacity crowd divided by North and South, Red and Blue, tried to outshout the other side, egged on by leaders who referred to the other side by creative, G-rated terms of derision.
The tension ramped up as two teams of riders dressed as cowboys and pioneers of the Old West competed to show which side could ride fastest, dodging obstacles and the occasional ring of fire — then breaking into songs or corn-pone jokes.
In Branson God and Country Serve as Red White and Blue Comfort Food
Look what happens when a city and state does not have God: Crime and Death in Albuquerque, New Mexico
FGGAM STATEMENT OF FAITH:
God’s Word is the final authority for faith and life.
as God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
