"They who 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 The bald eagle that graces the National Seal is one of America’s oldest and most...
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Colonial Pastors Prepare the Way for Independence
"The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people; a change in their religious sentiments of their duties and obligations."Letter from John Adams to Hezekiah Niles, February 13, 1818,The Works of John...
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM AMERICA’S TREASURY OF CHRISTIAN HISTORY LITERATURE
Jo drew out a crimson-colored book from under her pillow. She knew it very well…that beautiful old story of the best life ever lived…and a true guidebook for any pilgrim on a long journey. “A Merry Christmas,” Little Women by Louisa May Alcott The beloved American...
The Event is in the Hand of God
"Do not let anyone claim to be a true American if they ever attempt to remove religion from politics. Anyone who does this cannot be called American."George Washington New York judge, John Jay, later to become the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court under...
The Biblical Foundations of Law and the Constitution: A Hebrew Republic We Didn’t Keep
The secular models studied by some of the founders were not the critical path traveled by America’s founding generations as they built our Constitutional Republic. It was the Bible and the biblical constitutional pattern derived from the Torah that gave structure to...
The Constitution and the Seven Principles of Liberty
"Now I will avow, that I then believe, and now believe, that those general Principles of Christianity, are as eternal and immutable, as the Existence and Attributes of God; and that those Principles of Liberty, are as unalterable as human Nature and our terrestrial,...
The Bible as Political Textbook
“Biblical principles and themes contributed in significant ways to the founders’ bold experiment in republican self-government and liberty under law. The Bible informed the way many eighteenth-century Americans thought about human nature, civic virtue, social order,...
The Bible and Classic Literature—The Best Models of Language
Grammar is poor food for the soul if it be not flavored with grace.Charles Spurgeon Imagination is a gift of God for our delight and use. For children, classic literature provides fertile ground to establish their imaginations. The Bible, with its rich array of...
Regeneration in Classic Literature
"He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit." Titus 3:15 ESV Themes of regeneration appear throughout classic literature. The word “regeneration” means “to...




