On July 4, 1776 a group of Americans approved a document declaring the United States of America free from English rule. This document was the Declaration of Independence, the nation's birth certificate. The Declaration is currently being attacked as a racist document. Is this true? Thomas Jefferson, the author of this document, laid out the [...]
Armed Forces Day -- a day set aside to honor all those who are either currently serving or have served in all branches of our nation's Armed Forces – occurs on the third Saturday of May. In 1947 America's military was combined under the Department of Defense. Two years later, the Secretary of Defense created [...]
Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord. . . . Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; they shall not be ashamed. Psalm 127:3-5 As we honor our fathers, let's take a look at some [...]
The first black US Senator was Hiram Rhodes Revels. Revels (1827-1901) attended a seminary in Indiana before becoming a preacher in 1845. He was jailed in 1854 for preaching to slaves in St. Louis, even though he "sedulously refrained from doing anything that would incite slaves to run away from their masters." During the Civil [...]
Easter is celebrated across the world as one of the most significant Christian holy days. At Easter, we remember not only the great sacrifice of Jesus on the cross but especially that through His triumph over the power of sin and death we can have eternal life. Across the centuries of American history, our leaders have [...]
Religious Freedom Day is celebrated in America each year on January 16, the date of the 1786 passage of Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom. Thomas Jefferson was one of America's strongest voices in support of public religious expressions and religious freedom, but today has been transformed by the media and ill-informed or ill-intentioned [...]
George H. W. Bush—our nation’s 41st president—passed away on November 30, 2018. Some of his last words before he passed into eternity affirm his faith: His longtime friend and former Secretary of State, James A. Baker III, arrived at his Houston home on Friday morning to check on him. Mr. Bush suddenly grew alert, his [...]
Easter is one of the most significant Christian holy days. What occurred on this day defines and distinguishes the Christian faith from all others. As Roman 1:4 affirms, "Through the Spirit of holiness Jesus was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord!" At [...]
Each year on Father's Day we celebrate our fathers and thank them for all the ways they bless us (a practice we should carry with us throughout the year!). In addition to our own fathers, we also have national fathers for whom we can be thankful and who were also great fathers to their family. [...]
The enduring love and affection between Founding Father John Hancock and his wife Dorothy is a story worthy of Valentine's Day. Dorothy Quincy Hancock was born about 10 years after her famous husband, John. In April 1775 during their engagement, the two were visiting the small town of Lexington, just outside of Boston. Dorothy stayed [...]
