Archive for Hal Watkins
The Two-Wheeler Lesson
The Reverend Mr. Watkins edits and publishes The Printed Preacher, a monthly gospel message, 303 North Third, Dayton, Washington 99328. The first major Japanese motorcycle company, Yamaha, came to the United States in 1958. At that time Harley-Davidson was the only American manufacturer left on the scene, and that year they made 12,676 motorcycles. Today [...]
1Sep1985 | Hal Watkins | 0 comments | ContinuedSome Things to Think About
The Reverend Mr. Watkins edits and publishes The Printed Preacher, s monthly gospel message, 303 North Third, Dayton, Washington 99328. Ludwig von Mises is remembered and respected as a great economist, but it is significant that his most memorable work is a book called Human Action. Classic libertarians use this volume as their textbook on [...]
1Apr1985 | Hal Watkins | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Supreme Court (Economically Speaking)
The Reverend Mr. Watkins edits and publishes The Printed Preacher, a monthly gospel message, 303 North Third, Dayton, Washington 99328. “The buck stops here,” read the plaque on President Harry Truman’s desk. He was aware of the fact that much of the machinery of the federal government would not turn a wheel until he “pressed [...]
1Jan1984 | Hal Watkins | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Jonestown Syndrome
The Reverend Mr. Watkins edits and publishes The Printed Preacher, a monthly gospel message, 303 North Third, Dayton, Washington 99328. In 1978 the world was shocked by the mass suicide of 900 people in a Guyana commune called Jonestown, named for their charismatic leader, Jim Jones. Information available to us indicates Jones seemed to have [...]
1Jul1982 | Hal Watkins | 0 comments | ContinuedFaith Integrity and Shame
The Reverend Mr. Watkins edits and publishes The Printed Preacher, a monthly gospel message, 303 North Third, Dayton, Washington 99328. Whatever happened to shame? We have lived long enough to see people from all sectors of the population line up at the government trough to beg for tax dollars from the hands of self-serving politicians [...]
1Feb1980 | Hal Watkins | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Road to Jericho
The story of the Good Samaritan and its lessons for us today.
1May1978 | Hal Watkins | 3 comments | Continued-
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