[Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church Bulletin: February 10, 2002] Page: 1
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Sunday, February 10, 2002
... from the pastor
THE EAGLE FLIES
Our boys are taught to be strong, to be resourceful, to love country—but they are
taught that their first loyalty is not to King or President, but to God.
“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up
with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not
faint.” (Isaiah 40:31)
But our troop and pack are more than symbols of royalty and patriotism. These boys
are mentored by Christian men. Their parents know full well that they are hosted by a
Christian church, and that the fundamental values of reverence for God and faith in
Jesus Christ are going to be part of the mentoring environment of their boys. Atheist
mamas or daddies should never risk bringing their boys to Troop 242 or Pack 3242,
because our eagle pre-dates French royalty, British heraldry, or American pride.
It is reflective of an ancient Jewish prophet named Isaiah, whose nation was facing the
dark prospect of invasion and defeat. A powerful neighbor, Babylon, would soon attack
Judea, destroy Jerusalem and the Temple, and carry the Jews into captivity. There were
patriotic Jews who were convinced that their military and their money would protect
them from this imminent enemy. (Sound familiar?) But Isaiah told them their strength
was not in armies or royal treasuries, but in their faith in God.
On the cover of this bulletin is a symbol instantly recognizable as Boy Scouts of
America. It combines European royalty with American pride. The three-leaf symbol is
the fleur-de-lis, or royal lily. It is part of European heraldry (the Boy Scouts were
established in Britain), and represents the royal families of France. The magnificent bird
with spread wings and an American shield on its breast is the eagle, royal among birds,
and the emblem of the United States of America—imprinted on our money, our legal
documents, etc., etc. The Boy Scouts are regal and proud.
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Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church (Houston, Tex.). [Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church Bulletin: February 10, 2002], pamphlet, February 10, 2002; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1338656/m1/3/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.