“And that you study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands.” I Thessalonians 4:11 One way to teach character to children is by reading aloud together a classic biography. A biography is the story of a person’s life told by another...
“Since the civil ruler has the authority to wield armed might, a unity of civil powers in one body tends to corrupt it toward tyranny. God has also created man to be self-governing, that is, to diffuse authority among men, to maximize the extent of man’s...
Thinking and Reasoning Biblically in 2023 Part Two of Two The blessings of liberty in America cannot be perpetuated unless the principles of that liberty are re-identified and re-affirmed in each generation.Verna Hall Many sermons of our pastors in the 1700s and 1800s...
“Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side, my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.”Attributed to Abraham Lincoln In context, the "wall of separation" was to protect the church from a tyrannical government, not vice versa. ...
Thinking and Reasoning Biblically in 2023 Part One of Two America’s founding and establishment was the result of a people educated in Christian principles. Verna M. Hall Churches in the early Colonial period “birthed” Federalism—Christian self-government...
"For if Men are to be precluded from offering their Sentiments on a matter, which may involve the most serious and alarming consequences, that can invite the consideration of Mankind, reason is of no use to us; the freedom of Speech may be taken away, and, dumb and...
Jesus was asked, “Which is the greatest commandment (law)?” He responded, “Love the Lord God with all your heart, mind and soul, and your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 22:37-40) History teaches us that this statement outlines Biblical political principles that are...
"Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ." Colossians 2:8 This teaching examines the issue of so called “neutrality” in education....
"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 There are those that would like to enforce the "separation of church and state" in the sense that...
