Welcome to My Gospel Project #1: June 2025

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Daily Quote for Wednesday, June 18, 2025

"Better to have been a devil than a preacher playing fast and loose with God's Word, and by such means working out the ruin of the souls of men...It will be the height of my ambition to be clear of the blood of all men. If, like George Fox, I can say in dying, 'I'm am clear. I'm am clear' that were almost all the heaven I could wish for." from Iain Murray's The Forgotten Spurgeon

Answers in Genesis: Who Really Believes in Adam & Eve? Wild Survey Results from U.S. Pastors

I'm not a pastor. But I believe Adam and eve actually existed. About 6,000 years ago. And I also agree with the person who said, "If you deny Adam, you deny Christ." If your pastor doesn't believe Adam and Eve existed, you need to find a different pastor - or a different church that has a pastor who believes the Bible!

Recommended podcasts:

Darwinian Evolution Fails Again - DNA Study Proves Darwin Wrong, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
Six Days & the Eisegesis Problem, by Ken Ham

UK Sex Grooming Report: Converting to Isam May Be a Sign of Sexual Abuse

UK Sex Grooming Report: Converting to Isam May Be a Sign of Sexual Abuse - frontpagemag.com

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Recommended reading:

The Alex Jones Show: Alex Jones, Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon and Other War is US Goes to War with Iran, It Will Destroy the American Empire

The Alex Jones Show: Alex Jones, Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon and Other War is US Goes to War with Iran, It Will Destroy the American Empire - infowars.com

Today in the News - Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Today's Headlines

Columnists

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Daily Sermon for the Hearing Impaired: And There Was War in Heaven

And There Was War in Heaven, by Joe W. Allen [Text: Revelation 12:7-17]

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Note: This daily sermon for the hearing impaired is dedicated to my good friend, David J. Bishop, who went home to be with his Lord Jesus on July 1, 2021. David was the inspiration for me to begin posting links to sermons for the hearing impaired. David's not deaf anymore. And the first words he heard were from our Lord Jesus, saying to him, "Well done, David, thou good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of thy Lord!" [Matthew 25:21]

Here is one of the last pictures David sent to me before he died. He was a big sports fan and LOVED the Seattle Seahawks! He was also a BIG baseball fan. I'm sure if David had been able to hear he would have loved the song, Take Me Out to the Ball Game! But David loved our Lord Jesus much, much, much more than any sporting event! Oh, here is a video of Take Me Out to the Ball Game in American Sign Language! (ASL)

Recommended:

Sermon: The Deaf Ministry of Jesus, by Jon Speed
Christmas Video: From 1994 Miracle on 34th Street
Another great video: What are the chances?!? ☺️💕 #Deaf #ASL #americansignlanguage #wholesome (soo lovely meet Victoria)

Today in History - June 18

A special thanks to Wikipedia.org for following historical information. The sermons I have chosen from Sermonaudio.com

1633 – Charles I is crowned King of Scots at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh.

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Charles I and the Scotch-Irish, by Joe Morecraft III, Part 1,
Charles I: Tyrant and Oppressor, by Joe Morecraft III, Part 2,
Charles I: Tyrant and Revolutionary, by Joe Morecraft III, Part 3,
Charles I and the Westminster Assembly, by Joe Morecraft III, Part 4
Charles I and Oliver Cromwell, by Joe Morecraft III, Part 5

1757 – Battle of Kolín between Prussian forces under Frederick the Great and an Austrian army under the command of Field Marshal Count Leopold Joseph von Daun in the Seven Years' War.

Recommended podcast: The Colonial Wars of America and Providential Significance, by Historian Bill Potter

1858 – Charles Darwin receives a paper from Alfred Russel Wallace that includes nearly identical conclusions about evolution as Darwin's own, prompting Darwin to publish his theory.

Recommended sermons and lectures:

Six Days & the Eisegesis Problem, by Ken Ham
The Relevance of Physics, Cosmology, & Astronomy for Young Earth Creation, by Keith Wanser, Ph.D.
Darwinian Evolution Fails Again - DNA Study Proves Darwin Wrong, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

1983 – Mona Mahmudnizhad, together with nine other women of the Baháʼí Faith, is sentenced to death and hanged in Shiraz, Iran over her religious beliefs.

Recommended podcast: Christian View of the Bahai, by Dr. Walter Martin

Westminster Shorter Catechism Q & A #86-90

The following is from thewestminsterstandard.org:

Q. 86. What is faith in Jesus Christ?

A. Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive and rest upon him alone for salvation, as he is offered to us in the gospel.

Q. 87. What is repentance unto life?
A. Repentance unto life is a saving grace, whereby a sinner, out of a true sense of his sin, and apprehension of the mercy of God in Christ, doth, with grief and hatred of his sin, turn from it unto God, with full purpose of, and endeavor after, new obedience.

Q. 88. What are the outward and ordinary means whereby Christ communicateth to us the benefits of redemption?
A. The outward and ordinary means whereby Christ communicateth to us the benefits of redemption are, his ordinances, especially the Word, Sacraments, and prayer; all which are made effectual to the elect for salvation.

Q. 89. How is the Word made effectual to salvation?
A. The Spirit of God maketh the reading, but especially the preaching, of the Word, an effectual means of convincing and converting sinners, and of building them up in holiness and comfort through faith unto salvation.

Q. 90. How is the Word to be read and heard, that it may become effectual to salvation?

A. That the Word may become effectual to salvation, we must attend thereunto with diligence, preparation, and prayer; receive it with faith and love, lay it up in our hearts, and practice it in our lives.

Recommended sermon: The Westminster Assembly, by Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson

Daily Bible Verses for Wednesday, June 18, 2025

"For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principles, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." - Romans 8:38 & 39

The following sermons are on Romans 8:38 & 39:

God's Provision, by Rev. John Macleod
I Am Persuaded, by Rev. Jarrold H. Lewis
God's Salvation Formula, by Rev. Ian Goligher
The Comfort of Belonging to Christ, by Rev. Lawrence J. Bilkes
The Love of God Which is in Christ Jesus Our Lord, by Rev. Allan Murray

Daily Bible Reading for Wednesday, June 18, 2025

The following Bible readings are taken from the website, Oneyearbibleonline.com. If you follow this reading plan you will read through the whole Bible in one year. I highly encourage you to do so. Also, the sermons below each section are ones that I have chosen from the website, Sermonaudio.com

I Kings 19

Recommended sermons:

Living Without Loneliness, by Rev. Gordon Dane [Text: I Kings 19; Psalm 102:1-7]
The God of the Hills and the Valleys, by Rev. William McCrea [Text: I Kings 20]
When Christian and State Collide, by Rev. Murdo A. N. Macleod [Text: I Kings 21]

The following sermons on I Kings 19:4: "But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree, and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, it is enough, now, O LORD, take away my life for I am not better than my fathers."

When God's Servant Has Had Enough, by Rev. Noel Hughes
Under the Tree - Elijah, Part 1, by Dr. John Douglass
Under the Tree - Elijah, Part 2, by Dr. John Douglass
Depression: The Answer, by Rev. William Macleod
Elijah's Ups and Downs, by Rev. Calum Iain Macleod

Acts 12:1-23

Recommended sermon: Asleep on Death Row, by Rev. Steven Hamilton [Text: Acts 12]

Psalm 136

Recommended sermon: The Song of Mercy, by Dr. Michal Barrett [Text: Psalm 136]

Here is a hymn based on Psalm 136: Give Thanks to God for Good is He

Proverbs 17:14 & 15

The following sermon is on Proverbs 17:

Things Not Worth Trying & Debt, by Pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) [Text: Proverbs 17:14; Romans 13:8]
Your Best Friend, by Rev. Roger Higginson [Text: Proverbs 17:17; Proverbs 18:24; Matthew 11:16-19; John 15:13-15]

Israel: Iran Has Not Killed a Single Soldier in War, Only Civilians

Israel: Iran Has Not Killed a Single Soldier in War, Only Civilians - breitbart.com

The Alex Jones Show: Alex Jones, Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon and Other War is US Goes to War with Iran, It Will Destroy the American Empire

The Alex Jones Show: Alex Jones, Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon and Other War is US Goes to War with Iran, It Will Destroy the American Empire - infowars.com

UK Sex Grooming Report: Converting to Isam May Be a Sign of Sexual Abuse

UK Sex Grooming Report: Converting to Isam May Be a Sign of Sexual Abuse - frontpagemag.com

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Recommended reading:

Answers in Genesis: Who Really Believes in Adam & Eve? Wild Survey Results from U.S. Pastors

Recommended podcasts:

Darwinian Evolution Fails Again - DNA Study Proves Darwin Wrong, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
Six Days & the Eisegesis Problem, by Ken Ham

The Briefing for Tuesday, June 17, 2025

The Briefing for Tuesday, June 17, 2025, by Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

Monday, June 16, 2025

The Status of America - 2020 - 2025 - Has the Nation Repented Yet?

The Status of America - 2020 - 2025 - Has the Nation Repented Yet? by Pastor Kevin Swanson

Recommended video: Our Nation Laid in God's Balance, by Dr. Joel Beeke

The text for this sermon is Jeremiah 9:9: "Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?"

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The Bible Says in Romans 1:18-32:

"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were they thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools. And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible men, and to birds, and four footed beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lusts, one towards another; men with men, working that which is unseamly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity, whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them."

Recommended sermons:

God's Attitude Toward Sin and the Sinner, by Prof. Herman Hoeksema (Text: Romans 1:18; Ephesians 2:3; Romans 5:12)
Making Fun of God, by Evangelist Rolfe Barnard (1904-1969) (Text: Romans 1:14-32)
Unholy Stairs, Unholy Prayers, But the Miracle That Transformed Martin Luther's Soul, by Dr. Ian R. K. Paisley (1926-2014)
What All Atheists Know About God, by Dr. David P. Murray (Text: Romans 1:19 & 20)
The Wrath of God Revealed, by Pastor Carl A. Schouls (Text: Romans 1:18)
Romanos 1:16-32, by Rev. Cornelis (Neil) Pronk (Text: Romans 1:16-32 - Note: This sermon is preached in English, and interpreted in Spanish)

Rev. Jimmy Swaggart Taken to the Hospital in Critical Condition

Rev. Jimmy Swaggart Taken to the Hospital in Critical Condition - msn.com

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Recommended sermon from 2012: Newt Gingrich, Tiger Woods, and Jimmy Swaggart, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

The text for this sermon is Luke 12:2 & 3: "For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops."

The Real Difference Between Christians and Jews

The Real Difference Between Christians and Jews - israel365news.com

Excerpt from this article:

"It has nothing to do with the Messiah."

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Full stop. The writer of this article is wrong. The difference between Jews and Christians has everything to do with the Messiah. If you are Jewish, why don't you stop what you are doing and listen to this sermon on Daniel 9.

The 70 Weeks Prophecy, by Rev. John Sawtelle [Text: Daniel 9:20-27]

'Perfect Live Metaphor': Watch Iran State TV Get Bombed by Israel While On Air

'Perfect Live Metaphor': Watch Iran State TV Get Bombed by Israel While On Air - wnd.com

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Recommended video: Rabbi Pinchas Taylor: Chris Cuomo Notices a FRIGHTENING Connection Between Radical Leftists & Iranian Regime

Recommended podcast: Israel Launches Preemptive Strike and News Roundup, by Jim Schneider of Crosstalk America

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The Bible says: "For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. And so all Israel shall be saved..." - Romans 11:25,26a

Recommended sermons:

The 70 Weeks Prophecy, by Rev. John Sawtelle [Text: Daniel 9:20-27 (Audio)]
The Restoration and Conversion of the Jews, by Pastor Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) [Text: Romans 11:25-27; Ezekiel 37:1-10]
Kristallnacht: Walking Over Broken Glass, by Paul Sharf
I'm a Jew! Hope You Are Too! by Dr. David P. Murray

The text for Dr. Murray's sermon is Romans 2:28 & 29: "For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God."

There are many who believe we may be very close to the time when this "blindness" is lifted and Jews all over the world will accept our Lord Jesus as their long-awaited Messiah! And when that happens - and it will happen! - the following Jewish songs may be slightly rewritten so it could be included in our Christian hymnbooks!

Minyan Man, by The Maccabeats
I'm A Jew and I'm Proud, by Benny Ivri Anochi

China's CCP Mandates Churches to Alter Their Worship Music to Include Songs and Lyrics Praising Communism

China's CCP Mandates Churches to Alter Their Worship Music to Include Songs and Lyrics Praising Communism - harbingerdaily.com

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Recommended reading: 95 Years Ago, The USSR Was Formed. Let's Look at the Numbers - dailycaller.com

Excerpt from this article: "According to “The Black Book of Communism: Crimes, Terror, Repression,” a text considered the standard recollection of the USSR’s atrocities, 20 million perished as a result of Stalin’s targeted killings, forced labor, famine, and collectivization. These numbers were confirmed by a major Soviet newspaper in 1989...An estimate cited by the libertarian magazine Reason puts the total number of people killed because of communism from 1900 to 2000 at a staggering 94 million — making it by far the bloodiest ideology in recent history."

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Recommended podcast: Contemporary Christian Music - A Sordid History - A Comparison with Catholic Church, Pastor Kevin Swanson
Recommended video: The Comple History of the Soviet Union Set to the Music of Tetris

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The following sermons are on Leviticus 10:1-3: "And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therin, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. And there went forth fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD. Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come neigh unto me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace."

The Young Christian Discerning the Errors of Contemporary Worship, by Rev Ian Goligher
Marks of a Healthy Church, by Dr. David P. Murray
The Death of Nadab and Abihu, Part 1, by Rev. John Greer
The Death of Nadab and Abihu, Part 2, by Rev. John Greer

Below is partial transcript of a sermon I heard in the early 1980s on this same passage, or more particularly, John 4:24, and Exodus 20:25:

John 4:24:

"God is a Spirit, and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."

Exodus 20:25:

"And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it."

The minister who preached this sermon was Rev. Paul den Butter:

Exodus 20:25:

"And if thou wilt make an alter of stone unto me, thou shalt not make it of hewn stone, for if thou lift up thy tool upon it thou hast polluted it." - Exodus 20:25

I think this sermon was preached around 1980. Anyway, that is around the time I wrote the following excerpts down in my diary:

"...they have to be very careful that they do not make it (an alter of stone) of hewn stone. And they may not use any tool, any hammer or axe or whatever. They may not use any tool to beautify those stones. They must take simply the rock, the unadorned stones.

"'Ah, but then the alter is not nice, Then the alter is not beautiful. Then it is simply a primitive thing.'

"Well, that's what it may be in our estimation, but it's God's will, is it not? Whether it is a primitive thing or not, it is God's will that the alter will be built of rough stones and that no tool will be used.

"'Ya, but those stones are going to be much nicer if you use some chisel, and if you make some ornaments, some adornments on those stones. The alter is much more beautiful and much more serviceable in your worship service.'

"Ah, but the principle is not what I like, not what I think that is nice and beautiful, not what adorns my worship service, but the principle is what God has said!

"Not my taste determines, but God's command. God has the right to determine what it should be like. And this is a principle nearly almost forgotten. It was perfectly understood by our Reformers. They did not look for innovations, They did not look for all sorts of adornments in the church. Why do people today look for all sorts of things that beautify the worship service and make it more attractive? Why do we see vestments in all sorts of colors?

"I'm convinced it is simply to fill the aching void of the absence of reality. When the Church of Christ was most vigorous in its spiritual life, it had the most simple form of worship. When God converted most people, and when God's children were edified in the worship service, and when the Lord was present in the worship services, it may have been in a barn or in an open field, the worship as such was as simple as simple can be.

"But what do we see today? That in direct proportion to the loss of true spiritual life there is an increase in forms and ceremonies. And the forms and ceremonies are meant to fill the vacancies of true spiritual life. And so Satan is using tools to adorn our alters, but in the meantime he is polluting it. He's corrupting the worship. And men are willing instruments in his hands."

5 Animals Witches Use to Monitor Your Every Move | John MacArthur

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The New Age Movement, by Rev. Colin Mer
How Does a Christian Evaluate Witchcraft, Fantasy, Yoga, and Science? by Pastor Kevin Swanson [Text: I Samuel 28 (2012)
The Problem with Pokémon and Pokémon Go, by Sean E. Harris
Principalities and Haunted Houses, by Pastor Mike Hoggard
Satan's Temptation of Eve, by Rev. Cornelis (Neil) Pronk [Text: Genesis 2:15-3:6
Halloween - What's Behind the Mask? by Jim Schneider [Crosstalk America]
Satan Considering the Saints, by Pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
Colossians 2:1-15, by Rev. Paul den Butter
A Christian Response to the Salem Witch Trials, by Rev. Matthew Trewhella [Text: Acts 19:11-Inquisition, Witches and Mystics, by Dr. James White
The Rise of Gay GB and the Pink Inquisition, by Dr. Peter Hammond

'State Sanctioned Murder': Britain to Vote on Decriminalizing Abortion from Conception to Birth

'State Sanctioned Murder': Britain to Vote on Decriminalizing Abortion from Conception to Birth - harbingerdaily.com

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Recommended reading:

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Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Abortion Pill In Court - News Roundup, by Jim Schneider of Crosstalk America
136th Abortion Mill Shut Down, by Adam McManus
Who Brought the Holocaust to America and the World? - Planned Parenthood's 100th by Pastor Kevin Swanson

The following sermons are by Dr. Stephen Pollock. His text is Psalm 139 (Audio)

A Malediction

The judges sat outside the law, And in their pride no evil saw
In setting teeth to Satan's jaw, And feeding him our children.

A curse, a curse, the law it cries, A curse, a curse, on mankind's pride
A curse on him who would deny, God's image in mankind.

When viewed in terms of cost and ease, An unborn child is a disease
A holocaust soon fit to please, Our own convenience.

Torn from out their mother's womb, Denied the sky, denied the tomb
Conceived in lust to their own ruin, A sacrifice to pleasure.

A Curse, a curse their blood cries out, A curse, a curse the heavens shout!
A curse on him who dares to flout, God's image in mankind.

The doctors with their blood-red hands, Who loved their money more than man.
With greed their god they lay their plan, The butchers of mankind.

Oh, rid us of this evil Lord, And turn our hearts by cross or sword
Our nation cannot long afford, To live beneath your anger.

A Curse, a curse upon their heads, O, save them Lord, or slay them dead!
And fill our country with your dread, And turn away your anger.

Today in the News - Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Today's Headlines

Columnists

Earlier Headlines

Daily Sermon for the Hearing Impaired: He is Worthy

He is Worthy, by Joe W. Allen [Text: Revelation 5:1-7]

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Recommended:

Sermon: The Deaf Ministry of Jesus, by Jon Speed
Christmas Video: From 1994 Miracle on 34th Street
Another great video: What are the chances?!? ☺️💕 #Deaf #ASL #americansignlanguage #wholesome (soo lovely meet Victoria)

Today in History - June 17

A special thanks to Wikipedia.org for following historical information. The sermons I have chosen from Sermonaudio.com

1967 – Nuclear weapons testing: China announces a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon.

Recommended reading:

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Were the Atom Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Justified? by Peter Hammond
Oppenheimer, Trump and the Bomb - The Wrong Worldview, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
Hiroshima, Scorched Earth, and Nuclear Warfare - Why We Don't Kill Women and Children, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

The following quotes are from Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard's book, Killing the Rising Sun:

"In the blast that follows, a fireball spreads out over the target zone. It travels at one hundred times the speed of sound, rendering it silent. One-millionth of a second later, the people of Hiroshima began to incinerate."
"But Enola Gay is safe. All twelve men on board are alive. In six hours they will celebrate with whiskey and lemonade and spend the night far from the hell they have just created."
"The next day the chilling results of what the young officer saw from the air are reported on Japanese radio: 'Practically all living things, human and animal, were literally seared to death."
"[President] Truman's face lights up. 'This is the greatest thing in history...'"
"'Thank God for the atomic bomb' is a common refrain among American soldiers and sailors, who have been dreading the blood-bath sure to come if American troops invade the beaches of Japan. To many of them, the bombing of civilians is not an issue - it's payback for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor."
"Oppenheimer soon leaves the stage, but not before bringing the house down with his final comment: 'My only regret is that we didn't develop the bomb in time to use it against the Germans.'"

2021 – Juneteenth National Independence Day, was signed into law by President Joe Biden, to become the first federal holiday established since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.[14]

Recommended sermon: Juneteenth: Should it Be a National Holiday? by Various Speakers