McHenry County Blog

Did you know that God tells his people not to be afraid in every book of the Bible?

Think of the first words from angels when they speak to a man or a woman: “Fear not!”

In Disney World, I found the following “Fear not” message from Second Timothy on a T-Shirt:

“Fear not” in a couple of more words is found in II Timothy 1:7: “For god hath not given us the spirit of fear…”

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is now featuring problems on the Mexican border.

The Northwest Herald continued its love affair (“Nygren re-election propaganda” is the way one article commenter describes NW Herald coverage) with McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren Monday by featuring his regeneration of the sister cities program with Mexico’s Zacatecas.

Keith Nygren

That’s just as the FBI is featuring

“Corruption, Drugs, Gangs, and More”

The NW Herald article says exchange trips have been canceled for the last two years because of “potential violence.”

It also quotes businessman Jose Rivera.

Wasn’t there a recent NW Herald article about him that was not referenced in the Nygren piece?

Not mentioned in the article is how Nygren has joined the Secure Communities program of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement program.  Under it he agrees to detain illegals who are criminals.

Since this is a reversal of previous policy, I’d think the two local Heralds might consider it news.

And I wonder why this State Department “Travel Warning” didn’t make the story.

CNN story about State Department Travel Warning concerning Mexico.

Just noticed that Dave Bachmann, who has considerably more experience in Mexico than Sheriff Nygren, strongly advises parents not to allow any children who are band members to accompany Nygren on his Sister Cities trip.

One final thought.

Remember the movie, “Wag, the Dog”?

It was about a president who started a foreign war to improve his popularity.

This ad was placed last Christmas by Hobby Lobby. (Click to enlarge.)

That’s the store that closes on Sunday, the way most stores did.

When I attended Oberlin College from 1960-64, the only stores that seemed to be open on Sunday were stores that sold milk, although I do remember buying a Sunday paper at the corner drug store. It was the only time I saw college President Robert Carr out of a suit.

The message on the full-page ad is

If you would like to know Jesus as Lord and Savior, call the Need Him Ministry at 1-888-NEED HIM.
Hobby Lobby, Hemispheres and Mardel Stores – 7704 S.W. 44th St. – Oklahoma City, OK 73179

Below the ad are three words from Pope John Paul II:

I include it because every book in the Bible tells not to be afraid.