What makes nations thrive? In the previous post we highlighted six principles that lay under the founding of America. Today’s offering comprises the other four. 7. The Rule of Law Because all people are sinners, a healthy society requires the rule of law. The Bible reveals a just God who
God has a big agenda for the world. His intention is to see people in personal relationship with him through the salvation secured by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. He has also called the saved to be transforming agents in society. God’s special revelation, together with general revelation,
This is post 3 of 3 in the series “brief history of charity” From Compassion to Pity: A Brief History of Charity From Compassion to Pity: A Brief History of Charity, part 2 From Compassion to Pity: A Brief History of Charity, part 3 In 1889, Jane Addams founded Hull
This is post 2 of 3 in the series “brief history of charity” From Compassion to Pity: A Brief History of Charity From Compassion to Pity: A Brief History of Charity, part 2 From Compassion to Pity: A Brief History of Charity, part 3 Horace Greeley was America’s leading journalist
A woman is different from a man. That reality, obvious to any kindergartner, is being contested in today’s West, a challenge that derives not from reason, logic, or science, but is the fruit of a worldview. And it will be successfully repudiated only at the level of worldview. That is,
For years, the educational establishment has been begging for parents to be engaged in their children’s educations. File this under “Be careful what you wish for.” In the sixth century BC, Sun Tzu advised military commanders to “Balk the enemy’s power; force him to reveal himself.” Over the past two
Did you know God is a husband? The Bible is nuptial: it begins with the wedding of Adam and Eve and ends with the wedding of Christ and the Church. As the divine Husband, God established the pattern for marriage. God is a husband, the archetype of husbandly love and
This is post 1 of 3 in the series “brief history of charity” From Compassion to Pity: A Brief History of Charity From Compassion to Pity: A Brief History of Charity, part 2 From Compassion to Pity: A Brief History of Charity, part 3 It has been said that cultures
We have written about the transformation of Singapore from a poor, densely populated city-state to one of the most beautiful, prosperous cities in the world in half a century. It is truly a city in a garden. The story of Chicago, Illinois has some parallels. The Great Chicago Fire raged
Everyday, behaviors and customs that seem normal in a given culture are rooted in belief systems. When these behaviors are harmful, much effort may be spent to eradicate the behavior without addressing what is driving that behavior. Abortion, for example, considered normal by many people in the West, is the
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