Mount. Angel, Oregon

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The best place to experience a Fourth of July parade is in a small city. Mount Angel, Oregon is town of 3,000 people, and I wouldn't be surprised if all of them gather along the parade route every Independence Day.

Leading the parade are members of the local VFW. What an honor for these men to carry our nation's colors.  Their faces display their pride.

What an honor it is for us to carry the colors of our God.

"This is what the LORD says: 'Tell the whole world, and keep nothing back. Raise a signal flag to tell everyone that Babylon will fall! '" Jeremiah 50:2 New Living Translation

Victory is not guaranteed for any war that our nation fights, yet our God has guaranteed our victory over the enemies that we face daily. These enemies are not the overbearing boss, the unruly teenager or the inconsiderate neighbor. Christ has defeated "Babylon."

Christ has defeated the devil. Christ has defeated a world that stands in opposition to his will. Christ has defeated your sin.

As these men took pride in carrying our nation's colors, may we with pride and humility, bear the banner of Christ that others might experience his victory.

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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2013 Douglas P. Brauner.  ARR.