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Over the Earth I Come: The Great Sioux Uprising of 1862 by Duane P. Schultz My rating: 5 of 5 stars At one level, it was a seriously hard book to read! Not the style, though. Duane Schultz, courtesy professor of psychology at the University of South Florida, writer of three college textbooks, and prolific author, knows how to write and capture the reader's attention. What made this 324 page paperback, "Over the Earth I Come: The Great Sioux Uprising of 1862" so hard was the rottenness of many, and the profuse brutalities of multitudes! But Schultz doesn't give out gratuitous accounts of violence, rather he has crafted a well written dossier that chronicles those dark days, but also uncovers the glimmers of bright light that shone through in surprising places. One of the aspects that impressed me was how Schultz shows not only the lead-up to the uprising, but fairly recounts the good, the bad and the ugly on all sides. The conflicted Little Crow; the foot-draggin...

(Those in Prison) : You who are Father of the fatherless and protector of widows, who settles the solitary in a home; leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but brings the rebellious to dwell in a parched land (Psalm 68.5-6): we pray for those now in prison. So many, though not all, have come from broken homes, fatherless homes, and violent homes. It is no excuse for their criminal activities, but it causes us great concern. We pray that you will visit them with your mercy and grace that they may come to truly know you as Father of the fatherless and help of the homeless. Bring them to genuine repentance and away from jailhouse religion. We pray this especially for those presently on death row, and specifically the 47 on the rolls in Oklahoma, some of whom have been on death row since 1994. Bless and enhance those who visit prisoners to show them better ways and The Better Way of Jesus. Those who have been jailed unjustly, we pray that their innocence will become clear as day, a...

O LORD you are a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you (Psalm 9.9-10). It is to you we come to voice our praises, and focus our prayers. That the needy shall not be forgotten and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever, we give you our praise (Psalm 9.18)! That you have sent us bountiful rains; have provided for us copiously; and have heard our cry for help and sustained us, we give you praise! That you have watched over our country in the good times and bad; have seen to the affairs of our State; and have looked after the needs and worries of our communities and families, we give you praise! We implore you to maintain your church in all places, including this congregation, New Bethel Baptist Church, New Hope Baptist, Northpointe Baptist, and Northwest Baptist Church. Bring unity where there is division; order where there is dis...