If we have our eyes open, we can often see reflections of our past in the present. Sometimes they are images of success and high idealism, but at times they present pictures of failure and disgrace. Today, the Fourth of July, is a day in America when we celebrate the high idealism our nation is built upon and the successes we have achieved in working toward such ideals. But even as we do so, let us not forget the less than perfect elements of our past and present, as we continue our striving to make this "a more perfect union."
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AuthorJoel Kreger is a writer who grew up in Minnesota, spent many years of his life in Iowa and Wisconsin, and now lives in Minnesota. His life experience includes careers of serving 17 years as a Lutheran parish pastor, working 18 years as a public school teacher, and now writing as a novelist and blogger. Archives
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