Freedom is Not Free
Happy Son-Day! 7 Fabulous "F's" Fourth, Family, Friends, Fun, , Food, Fireworks, & Fishing Happy Independence Day! While I was in DC a few weeks admiring the Korean War Memorial, I was struck by the engraving the side of one the memorial walls, that said, “Freedom is Free”. You can see it in the video (video link - https://youtu.be/r1b-Gac6ROI ) at the 7:18 mark. In this country, freedom is often thought of being able to do whatever I want. We even have a movie franchise built on reckless freedom, the “Purge”. The truth is every country, organization, company, business, group, and yes, family operate within the construct of some rules. Our democracy is based on the Constitution. The base of freedom as believers in Christ was first based the decalogue aka the Ten Commandments Exodus 20:1-17: It starts, “I am the Lord thy God. I brought you out of Egypt and the land of slavery . . . “ 1. You shall not have an...