“Upon these two foundations, the law of nature and the law of revelation, depend all human laws; that is to say, no human laws should be suffered to contradict these.” Blackstone, William, Commentaries on the Laws of England, Vol. 1, (Dublin: Printed for John Exshaw,...
Discerning Moment
America’s Vision of Hope: The National Symbol – Part II
…walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Ephesians 4:1-3 The Great Seal of the United...
Republicanism – Will We Keep It?
“We profess to be republicans, and yet we neglect the only means of establishing and perpetuating our republican forms of government; that is, the universal education of our youth in the principles of Christianity by means of the Bible; for this divine book, above all...
Without Christ, There Would Be No America
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. II Corinthians 3:17 KJV The root of every principle that built American liberty is in Christ. In the American colonies, the world’s long struggle to resolve law with liberty was...
America’s Vision of Hope: the National Symbol
"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...
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...



