FERN LAKE, LA - Local Christian man Jerry Atkinson is often troubled by the news as he sees the direction his country is headed. From external threats to internal fighting and inept governance on nearly every level, the country doesn't appear to be long for this world, which causes the man great stress and fear. But then, Atkinson stops worrying and goes about his life, because he remembers that his hope isn't in the United States at all.

"I look at this fallen world and I start thinking about how screwed we are," he said as he looked at the news on his smartphone. "But then, I take a deep breath and remember the United States will fall one day and join the other civilizations in the ruins of history. And I'll be OK, because my hope is in another place. Christ's kingdom will last forever,

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