In the spring of 1775, a Presbyterian minister sat down to write a letter he hoped his congregations would never need. Blood had already been spilled at Lexington....
As America marks 250 years, Independence Day invites us to do more than enjoy fireworks, cookouts, and patriotic music. It gives us an opportunity to give thanks, remember...
For 250 years, we Americans have celebrated the Fourth of July as the birth date of our nation. It marks for us a beginning, a sort of national...
Clive Johnson lived for 78 years without a criminal record. He is a retired pastor, a grandfather of seven, and according to the judge who recently sentenced him,...
In the ancient world, the city gates were more than an entrance. They were the heart of public life. Elders gathered to render judgment. Merchants set up shop...
Truth In 1997, I was a lesbian activist professor of English from Syracuse University dining in the home of Ken Smith, the pastor of the Syracuse Reformed Presbyterian...
Every time I see an American flag, especially the kind that stretches wide over a stadium or snaps in the wind above a courthouse, I can’t help but...
The rabid anti-religious bias in historical scholarship today often leads to an almost comical conflict. Historians commonly claim that great figures in history were not Christians—even when the...
We all know the refrain from Tim McGraw’s 2004 hit: “Live like you were dying.” The song romanticizes a terminal diagnosis as the catalyst for skydiving, bull-riding, and...
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