Modern Day Tea Party Posted by Thomas Grice on 7:45 AM

On December 16, 1773, the American people decided enough was enough of the British governments taxes. Boston officials would not return 3 shiploads of taxed tea to England. After that, the tea was thrown overboard in Boston Harbor and the ships destroyed. People here in the U.S. were weary of all the taxes imposed by England.

Yesterday, January 19, 2010 in my opinion marks a day of achievement for the American people, thanks to the voters in Massachusetts. They have voted Scott Brown in for the Senator seat for Massachusetts. Scott Brown is a Republican. He is the first Republican Senator in Massachusetts since the 1970's. Now that he has that seat, the government's new government controlled health care plan bill is threatened. A big reason Scott got the seat is people are so frustrated with the way things have been handled in Washington D.C. this past year. So I am very happy this has happened. Perhaps God will use this situation for the better to make a positive change. I am happy this modern day tea party happened, even in Boston, just like 234 years ago.

New Year, New Me? Posted by Thomas Grice on 7:13 AM

Every year, we start a new year. When the new year rings in, it means many things to many people. People also make new years resolutions as well. Some of the most common resolutions I hear about are losing weight, quitting smoking, quitting drinking, be a better spouse and so on. In past times, I have made many new years resolutions. However, I have the hardest time to commit to them. Sometimes I think that what I am trying to commit to doesn't have enough meaning to me.

So now this year, not only is it a new year, but it is also a new decade. For now, I have chosen two resolutions that I intend to stick by. They mean a lot to me. The first one is to read through the Bible in one year. I have never been able to commit to getting through it in one year. So I want to commit to it. The second will come to pass with help from reading through the Bible. In general, I want to get closer to God, more than I have ever been.

Committing to these resolutions is possible. It's just going to take a lot of discipline, habit forming and persistence.