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November 2001

Vol.4, No. 9

Contents

Political Correctness Hides the Truth
by Melvin Rhodes

Restoration...A President Who Prays
by Darris McNeely

War on Terrorism Is Spiritual Warfare
by Don Ward

Beware of Prophecies!
by Cecil E. Maranville

What Do We Do Now?
by John Ross Schroeder

In Brief...World News Review
by Cecil E. Maranville, John Ross Schroeder and Jim Tuck

This Is the Way... Running Toward the Flame
by Robin Webber

This Is the Way...
Running Toward the Flame

Presently, all of us are trying to gain a handle on the epic events which came crashing into our lives on September 11, 2001. We have come to understand this wasn't a Hollywood make-believe adventure flick. This was the worst-case scenario of every disaster movie ever to hit the wide screen.

Suddenly, oh so swiftly, the world became smaller and scarier for each of us. On a personal level, Americans have not been struck so deeply in their collective national psyche since the attack on Pearl Harbor nearly 60 years ago. It is the first time that the mainland of "fortress America" has been struck a formidable blow by a foreign foe since the War of 1812.

September 11 was a day of villains, victims and heroes. At times such as these, there is often a precariously thin line between death and survival. This thin line is often drawn by the actions of men and women who dare to step forward to make a difference.

Early on that Tuesday morning, 300 firefighters who marched into "terrorist hell" would not be walking out. They belonged to the family of firefighters that is often called "New York's finest." Because of the life and death adversity that lies around the corner for each of them, there is indeed a familial bond among them. Something understood. Something that is theirs alone.

On this morning of heroes, they raced through the glass and concrete canyons of Wall Street, knowing that they were going up against a "big one." Every fireman's worst nightmare is fire in a skyscraper. So much can happen so quickly, and it can happen to you! Yet on this morning, many a fireman coming off the night shift willingly hopped on his company's fire engine.

Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0111/theway0111.htm


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