Keeper of the Flame
Robert A. Hall
January 7, 2013
Jehovah of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant. – Isaiah 1:9
Will you be a "Keeper of the Flame"? (A “Keeper of the Flame” was someone in ancient cultures who kept alive the fire or candle flame for religious or ceremonial reasons. The expression now means someone who preserves beliefs, traditions or important cultural practices.)
It is no secret to readers of my Old Jarhead Blog or my book, The Coming Collapse of the American Republic, that I think our nation is going to go through the fire over the next twenty years. Consider this partial list of the challenges that face us:
1. An acknowledged public debt that is over $16 trillion, above the national GDP. This is projected to grow by over a trillion dollars every year in the foreseeable future. The promised, but not guaranteed, budget cuts in the so called "fiscal cliff" deal were about $15 billion, compared to $641 billion in new taxes. The fiscal situation in many of our states and cities is as bad.
