God, King and Country

7 Oct

The Mayflower Compact is one of our nation’s founding documents and it was foundational in the settlement of Plymouth Plantation, one of the first English colonies in North America. It was signed aboard the Mayflower by the Pilgrims in 1620 … Read More »

Profiles of Great Americans: Benjamin Rush

5 Oct

“Without religion, I believe that learning does real mischief to the morals and principles of mankind.” So said a man who knew what learning was all about: Benjamin Rush. Rush was a thinker of the American Enlightenment, a ground-breaking doctor … Read More »

Christian Foundations of American Education

30 Sep

“Cursed be all learning contrary to the cross of Christ.” Those were the words of Reverend John Witherspoon, one of our founding fathers and the President of Princeton between 1768 to 1794. The truth is, Christianity had a dynamic impact … Read More »

Resistance to Tyrants…

23 Sep

Some are willing to acknowledge the part that Christian principles played in the foundation of our nation and government but would they be so bold to believe that the American Revolution itself was a Christian movement? I believe in some … Read More »

Profiles of Great Americans: Robert E. Lee

23 Sep

“My chief concern is to be a humble, earnest Christian.” So said Robert E. Lee, one of America’s greatest military commanders and strategists. Today, Lee is remembered for leading the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia to victory after victory during … Read More »

The Fire That Made America

16 Sep

Jonathan Edwards once said, “I assert that nothing comes to pass without a cause.” That indeed was true of the American Revolution. What things caused the Revolutionary War? Interestingly enough, a movement that Jonathan Edwards was a part of can … Read More »

Profiles of Great Americans: Andrew Jackson

9 Sep

Throughout its history the United States has had forty-four presidents. From Washington to Obama, America has seen many good men take the office of executive officer. Of these forty-three men some have stood out above the rest. (Grover Cleveland was … Read More »

Half-Way Covenants, Compromise and What-Not

4 Sep

It was 1662 and things were changing in New England. The traditional Puritan society, with its strong emphasis on the Bible and God-fearing life, was in decline and instead a materialistic society was emerging in its place. The Puritan’s children … Read More »

A Deistic Heritage: The Great Myth

26 Aug

Today, one of the biggest myths about our nation’s heritage is that the Founding Fathers were deists. Deism was a philosophy that mainly originated during the 1600s (the Age of Reason). It was heavily influenced John Locke’s Watchmaker Theory. This … Read More »

The Wrongly Understood, Wrongly Used, Metaphorical Philosophy of One Man

19 Aug

Many have heard in recent times the ACLU’s catchphrase, coined by their patron saint, Thomas Jefferson. That phrase is “separation of church and state”. It is has been used in Supreme Court decisions since 1879. Firstly, what did Jefferson actually … Read More »