We have said that there are two moral and metaphysical visions for the United States. We are no longer “one nation under God,” but two nations. One nation is grounded in Judeo-Christian theism and the other founded in an Atheistic-Materialistic vision. These two nations occupy one geographic land. Some people
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This is a great article I’ve just finished reading titled Top Scholars Confirm the Truth of Christianity. The gentleman interviewed, Ted Baehr, is an acquaintance of my mentor, Darrow Miller. Ted is an inspiration for many reasons as he is a great mind who works in the realm of culture
Does our King rule arbitrarily? No. He governs through His eternal laws and ordinances. People and nations will prosper, living within the framework of God’s order. They will suffer impoverishment and enslavement by choosing to live outside of this order. We are measured against God’s laws and ordinances. The Lord’s Prayer
We are coming to the end of our look at the New Year’s Carol – Joy to the World. We have celebrated with Isaac Watts, the author of this wonderful carol, the joy and reason for the joy: Jesus is the Messiah and His Kingdom is coming. Christ is both Savior
I mentioned earlier that years ago I had a “revelation” when I was singing this hymn. This was the stanza that startled me. There is an imperative here, “No more let sins and sorrows grow!” How far? “As far as the curse is found.” Here in this hymn are marching
I have not been able to catch up with all of Vishal Mangalwadi’s new videos on YouTube. However, out of those that I have watched, the one below is the best! It talks about the rhetoric of “change” and “hope” that is inspired by the Bible and not found in
How are we to respond to this good news? The answer is found in the second line of the stanza: “Let men their songs employ!” What does this mean? To employ is “to use as an instrument of means” (Noah Webster’s 1828). We use a saw for cutting, a pen
Click here to watch a 5 minute inspirational video clip. This young man–born with no arms and no legs–could have believed that he could not enjoy life, but he chose to believe differently and has enjoyed the fruit of his decision. Many people today will still choose to believe that
Like so many young people today, Isaac Watts (1674-1748.) was frustrated with the quality of the hymns at his church. After one Sunday service, he complained to his father, who challenged Isaac that if he did not like the hymns, he should produce something better. The next Sunday, at age 18,
On December 10th, I wrote a blog entitled Joy to the World as the beginning of my reflections on the Advent season. Since then I have done more reflection on this wonderful hymn and I wanted to share some of my insights with you. While this hymn is sung at
