Dr. Charles Stanley – The Greatest Teacher of His Time
On April 18, 2023, Charles Stanley passed from life here to life in heaven at the age of 90. Dr. Stanley was the greatest Christian teacher of his time.
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Spheres of Influence; The Church in American Society
America’s federal government is much bigger than it was ever intended. One of the reasons is the marginalization of Christ’s church in our society.
The Romans Road
The Romans Road “Rome was a poem pressed into service as a city.” ~Anatole Broyard The Romans were good at a lot of things. While touring Europe, I was able to see much of the work they left behind that sometimes looks in better condition than the roads in my hometown of Helena, Montana. But …
Why Are We Here? (Part 5)
Why Are We Here? (Part 5) “Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths.” ~ Psalm 5:4 Greetings my fellow Americans! Why are we here? Most of us are sharing a portion of the continent of North America as a result of a direct or ancestral desire to partake in the vision of divine …
Hope: His Omnipotent Power Endures
Hope: His Omnipotent Power Endures “Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane.” ~Red from The Shawshank Redemption Forced mask and vax mandates, centralization of digital currencies, sexualization and grooming of children, wars and rumors of wars, train derailments, food processing plant fires, selling our national sovereignty to the World Health and other …
Why Are We Here? (Part 3)
Why Are We Here? (Part 3) “Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” ~ 2 Corinthians 3:17 (KJV) Greetings my fellow Americans! While an answer to the title of this series continues to be the main thrust behind the subtopics being expounded, I’d like to …
Archbishop Of Canterbury
Since the topic came up, recently, about the Church of England, I feel compelled to add my observations. What has been going on, lately, started before I was born, and it has been causing concern for decades. To try to avoid misunderstandings, the Church of England is a group of many diverse churches under …
The Church of England explores a “gender neutral God.”
The Church of England is currently exploring a “gender neutral God.” That raises the question of “What does it mean to be created in God’s image?”
We Are Losing Our Culture
America was founded by religious Christians who believed the Bible and followed it in their daily lives. We have gradually reached the point where Christianity has no place in public discourse. Because of this, we are losing our culture. American culture is gradually being destroyed by left wing socialist ideas, and a foreign invasion that …
Religious Freedom; A Letter to America’s Pastors
Religious Freedom; A letter to America’s Pastors; America is calling you off the bench and back into the fight, the fight to restore religious freedom.
Separation of Church and State: The Big Lie
“We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion” – John Adams, Second President of the United States of America
Founding Principle: Freedom of Religion (Redux)
One of the many pillars supporting this Republic is that we believe in freedom of religion, the God-given right to practice the religion of one’s choice.
Founding Principle – Religious Freedom
Throughout our Nations history, a history filled with remarkable advances by man and unfortunately, some troubling stumbles, our Nation has had religious freedom, while not necessarily embracing religious freedom and the practice thereof.
The Ten Commandments – Part One
As we continue to explore the philosophical basis for western civilization, it is key to understand that the underpinnings of what we consider morality today is rooted in the Ten Commandments of the Hebrew Torah. Whether one considers them to be divinely inspired or not, they have been pillars of our civilization for centuries, and …
The First Amendment (Part 2)
Free (adj.)—not under the control or in the power of another; able to act or be done as one wishes. – Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
The Ten Commandments Part II
Last time we met, we looked at the first three commandments that God gave to his people through Moses. For the purposes of better understanding western thought, it is critical to recognize that the Ten Commandants have been the bedrock of western morality for centuries. As we discussed, the entire law of Moses is predicated on two …
The Last and Greatest Creation
What can we learn from someone living four or five thousand years ago that is applicable today?
The Old Jew and the Indian
The Hebrews, like the Stoics, did not have the benefit of modern science, neither were they fools. Their brightest people looked at the world that surrounded them and tried to make sense of it in the same way that we do.
O Happy Day!
When we were growing up, my brother and I never got Easter baskets. Easter meant going to church and getting new Easter clothes. Our parents (actually, we just blame Mom–sorry, Mom) wanted to instill in us that Easter was not about rabbits or chocolate eggs, but rather about the resurrection of Jesus. We understood …