Finding the Founders

Is the "separation of church and state" a Constitutional idea? Was it the prevailing sentiment of the Founding Fathers? Or has an obscure phrase been taken out of context, twisted, and abused?

What is a conscientious voter to do when the candidate they like best seems to have no shot? I offer some thoughts on this election day.

II Chronicles 7:14 is commonly quoted by Christians in regard to our country's political or economic future. But does it's context support that? Is God's promise to the people of Israel translatable to 21st-century America? Why or why not? And, either way, what should be our response?

Examining Hezekiah and Nehemiah, two men featured in the Old Testament, we find an example to follow and one to avoid as we face challenges and threats in our world.

It's time to do away with the left-right political spectrum and replace it with a target with an objective standard as the bullseye.

Ever hear anyone respond to the current state of our country by saying "The only hope for America is revival" or "Well, God's in control"? In this episode, I offer a "yeah, but . . ." response to those comments.

Danger is the price we pay for liberty, and at times the price is steep. But the price we pay for a lack of liberty is far steeper, and the danger far greater.

Celebrating Independence Day can feel hollow considering how far America has strayed from our Founding Fathers' original intent. Should we ignore our country's faults and celebrate freedom in name only? Should we spend the day lamenting what was and what is not? I say neither. Instead, let's embrace the Spirit of '76 by praying daily for America, getting involved where we can, and cherishing the liberty and the opportunity we still have to win the fight for America.

Nathan Hale was America's first spy, a man famous for a single sentence spoken before his death. But there was far more to Hale than how he died; there was how and why he lived, attributes we would do well to emulate today.

Is the American flag just a piece of cloth? Is paying it honor and respect an empty gesture or, worse yet, one that borders on idolatry? Or is the fabric that makes up "Old Glory" symbolic of something much greater, something worth living and dying for?