Thought of the Day
America the Secular? Flipping the Script on the Founding of a Nation
Since the 1980s, it’s been a popular refrain to refer to America’s founding as secular in nature. Proponents of secularism often use selective quotes to promote their nonreligious agendas (1).…
Read MoreThe Pain of Thomas Paine
In 1776 Thomas Paine was a “rock star” among American patriots. His writings inspired a loosely united thirteen colonies to revolt against the great British Empire. But Paine lived down…
Read MoreStephen Smith: America’s First Black Business Mogul
STEPHEN SMITH (1795-1873) was born into slavery. At the tender age of five he became the indentured servant for Thomas Boude, a Pennsylvanian businessman. Smith spent his youth working the…
Read MorePaul Cuffe: The Shipper Who Shaped a Nation
“Let me pass away quietly.” These were the last five words of PAUL CUFFE (1759-1817). He was the son of a freed Ghana slave (father) and a Wampanoag Indian tribe…
Read MoreRoe v. Wade: A Landmark Decision or SCOTUS Gone Rogue?
It could be the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decision of our lifetime. Arguments are currently underway involving Mississippi laws that severely limit the practice of abortion. Both…
Read MoreAmerica the Divided: What the Kyle Rittenhouse Trial Really Proved
On November 19, 2021, Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of five charges. Not guilty. His self-defense argument persuaded the jury. Unfortunately, outside the Kenosha courthouse doors, it was a different story.…
Read More“Back to God”: The Spiritual Message and Power of Dwight D. Eisenhower
In 1940 church attendance in America hovered at 49%. Not bad but not great either. Meanwhile our nation was gripped in a battle against communist aggression–both at home and abroad.…
Read MoreAddicted and Afflicted: Social Media, Self-Image and Substance Abuse
Facebook has been all over the news this week. On Tuesday, October 5, 2021 a whistleblower named Frances Haugen appeared before a Senate subcommittee with accusations against the social media…
Read MoreWe the People: The Inconvenient Process that Founded (and Still Guides) America
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and…
Read MoreAmerica: Are We Modern Romans Headed for Collapse?
It’s often said that Rome wasn’t built in a day… and that’s true. But it also didn’t collapse in a day. The reasons for its fall were influenced by certain…
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