The Truth About Pastoral Influence in the American Revolution We have been so conditioned these days to think that churches and pastors should have nothing to do with...
Some Founding Fathers have become household names while others, though significant, languish in obscurity. There is, however, one important figure we should consider even though he is generally...
When Americans think of our founding era and the remarkable leaders that comprise the elite band we call “Founding Fathers,” the names of Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Hamilton, or...
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....
Facts about America abound, especially as we draw near the 250th anniversary of her founding. In light of all we may hear, it’s important to remember the place...
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...
In Harvard’s early rules and precepts, its mission was unambiguous: “Everyone shall consider as the main end of his life and studies, to know God and Jesus Christ,...
My first car was one of Honda’s early US market entry models. It was a rather small, two-door car with a faux back seat and a tiny four-cylinder...
The Dutch Reformed theologian and politician Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) once proclaimed that “the conscience marks a boundary that the state may never cross.” In arguing for the preeminence...
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