By Bobby Schindler With all of the current debate in the United States over the federal government sanctioning the healthcare delivery system, people seem to have firmly chosen sides – based on their political leanings and not necessarily the actual content of the bill, HR 3200. In a nation that espouses a profound reverence for […]
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Leaving the Tab for the Kids
By Terry Paulson It took nearly 150 years for Congress to pass a resolution apologizing for slavery. We should apologize now to future generations for what we’ve done and are doing to America. Though our generation’s motivation was compassionate, we’re leaving America worse. They called the World War II generation “The Greatest Generation.” They survived […]
Foreword to Apostle of Liberty: The World-Changing Leadership of George Washington
by David J. VaughanDuring a recent trip to Mount Vernon, my wife and I visited the nearby gift shop. As I browsed through the many books on Washington and colonial life, I was struck by the lack of attention given to Washington’s religious faith. Only a few books seemed to suggest that religion was an important […]
Proclamation for GEORGIA MARRIAGE WEEK
February 7-February 14, 2010 WHEREAS: God ordained the sanctity of marriage as a holy and sacred union between two people who promise to love, honor and respect each other and to give themselves faithfully to each other for as long as they both shall live; and WHEREAS: Marriage is one of the most vital institutions […]
New Initiative for National Marriage Week USA
Announcing a New Initiative for National Marriage Week USA—February 7 to 14, 2010 To encourage marriage, reduce divorce rates, curtail poverty, and benefit children. NEW YORK, NY. National Marriage Week USA (www.nationalmarriageweekUSA.org) announces a new initiative for the week leading up to Valentine’s Day 2010, and is putting forth a call to mobilize hundreds of […]
Proposed Early Draft of Affirmations & Denials for: God’s Law for All Societies; Document #23
by the Theological Committee of the International Church Council Project WE AFFIRM that the Moral Law of God is a reflection of God’s holy, righteous and good nature and that these laws were written upon the hearts of mankind from the Garden and therefore apply to all of Adam’s descendants. These laws were later codified in […]
Fort Hood & Separation of Mosque and State
by William J. Federer Everyone has heard of “Separation of Church & State,” but what about “Separation of Mosque & State”? Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan yelled “Allahu Akhbar,” Arabic for “Allah is great,” before killing 13 and wounding 31 at Fort Hood, Texas. He had praised Muslim suicide bombers on the Internet; refused, in the […]
That “Miracle Message”
by Annette Adams Yes, it’s time for that “Miracle Message” again:“God really came down to this earth!”‘Didn’t come like a king, rather did everythingTo humble Himself in His birth. God’s love con-descended, estrangement was ended,We all could become reconciled.Though we were sin-blighted, His death re-unitedUs to this great God-in-Christ-Child. From manger to man covered such […]
A CHRISTMAS STORY
by Paul Myrant I want to tell you a Christmas Story – a short, yet long kind of story; a story from long ago. Now it’s not the story you’re thinking of, that happened so long ago. No, this story took place a long, long, longgg time ago! The twentieth century was full of great […]
The Liberal’s Compromise: I win, You Lose…Then You Lose Some More….
Chapter 3, from the book Confrontational Politics: How to Practice the Politics of Principle by H.L. Richardson What occurs when these contradictory ideologies come into contact with one another, when those believing in traditional American concepts of limited government are assaulted by some new socialist program advanced by the Liberals? Traditionalists, attempting to preserve the […]
Thanksgiving Produces Thanks-Living
by James and Barbara RoseChristian Self Government produces Local Self Governing Christian Homes, Churches, Communities. Self Government is explained in I John 3:24: “He that keepeth his commandments DWELLETH IN HIM, and HE IN HIM. And hereby we know that HE ABIDETH IN US, by the Spirit which He hath given us.” The internal gives […]
Islam’s world peace: Now or later?
by William J. Federer Islam is a religion of peace, but in the world of paradoxical definitions, perhaps some explanation is needed. The word “Islam” means submission to the will of Allah. A “Muslim” is one who has submitted. Whereas most think world peace will be when people just learn how to get along, faithful […]
The Star-Spangled Banner: Its message of Valor and Faith
President James Madison commissioned Francis Scott Key, a lawyer from Maryland, to gain the release of Dr. William Beans, held captive by the invading British in the War of 1812. Key was impressed by a large American flag that had survived the overnight British bombardment of Fort McHenry. This sight thus inspired Key to write […]
October 31st: Reformation Day or Halloween?
by James and Barbara Rose October 31st is the day that Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Thesis to the door of the church in Wittenberg, Germany. From reading the Scriptures (Romans 1:17), he came to believe that justification by faith—not works—was the way of Salvation through Jesus Christ’s atoning death on the cross. Halloween is […]
COLUMBUS means “CHRIST-BEARER”
“No one should be afraid to take on any enterprise in the name of our Savior if it is right and the purpose is purely for His holy service.” (Fols. 4-6 of Book of Prophecies by Christopher Columbus) As a young boy, Columbus trusted Christ as his Savior and discovered the Ways of God. He […]