For the last twenty years, one of the most hotly contested fronts in American culture wars has been the faith of the founding fathers. At one extreme, some...
To our Founding Fathers it was obvious, or “self-evident,” that self-government, or a democratic republic, could only be perpetuated by the self-governed…To this end, the Founders fundamentally believed...
When we are introduced to someone, what is one of the first questions we ask? “What do you do?” When we ask this question, what we really mean...
We read in Genesis that God created the heavens and the earth out of nothing and that all he had made was good (Gen. 1:4, 10, 12, 18,...
I read an interesting fact the other day in sociologist Rodney Stark’s book, The Rise of Christianity. Stark claims that Christianity’s 40 percent growth per decade during the...
I’m often asked for concrete illustrations of biblical flourishing. One of my favorites is found in Numbers 6:24-26: The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make...
If work is an area in which we offer ourselves to God, how should Christians view retirement? Many people believe retirement means withdrawing from work or labor in...
Today, President-elect Donald Trump will place his hand on a Bible and take the oath of office to become the forty-fifth President of the United States. The inauguration...
Sin has consequences. It seems obvious, but sin has had a detrimental impact on our ability to flourish. This is because sin has damaged the relationships that are...
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