An American History teacher posed the following question to her class: "A distinguished foreigner was a big help to the American colonists during the Revolutionary War," she said. "Can anyone give me his name?" One young fellow felt he knew the answer. "It was God," he said.

That’s a pretty good answer. "A distinguished foreigner who helped the colonists." Is there anyone in this room who is not thankful for our God-given freedom as Americans?

Please do not misunderstand. I am not confusing America with the Kingdom of God. I was amused to read that an English lady accosted George Beverly Shea after a Billy Graham Crusade in London. She felt it was in poor taste for him to sing an American patriotic song as part of the crusade. He wondered what in the world she was talking about. She said…