The Robert J. Morgan Podcast

Did you know many of America's presidents had favorite hymns? In this episode, Rob explores incredible stories of how great hymns influenced presidents' lives and as a result, impacted the country.

Abraham Lincoln's faith is a controversial topic among historians. In this episode, Rob explores Lincoln's evolution from an atheistic viewpoint to what seems to be a genuine Christian faith.

Did you know America was founded between two revivals: the First and Second Great Awakenings? Learn how a haystack prayer meeting in the East and big-tent communion meetings in the West spawned the Second Great Awakening: a huge revival that spawned American Christians' foreign missions efforts along with drastic growth and change in the landscape of Christianity in America.

We all know of George Washington and John Hancock, but have you heard of Dr. Benjamin Rush? He's surprisingly a less known character, despite being an outspoken Christian, signer of the declaration of independence, "The Father of American Medicine" or "The American Hippocrates", founder of Dickenson College, Surgeon General of the Continental Army, writer of America's first textbooks on psychiatry and chemistry, champion of America's anti-slavery society, Philadelphia's humane society, and the Philadelphia dispensary for the poor. In this episode, Rob tells his incredible story.

New York City is home to many Revolutionary War sites, including the miraculous escape of Washington's troops under the cover of heavy fog, preventing the end of the war and a British victory. Hear this story and more as Robert J. Morgan recounts incredible events centered around the Big Apple.

Was George Washington a Christian or a Deist? Many revisionist historians have claimed he was a Deist. In Part 2 of his two-episode discussion of George Washington's faith, Rob lays out the final 8 of his 16 reasons for assuming George Washington was a Christian and not a Deist in his personal faith. Rob also tackles the issue of slave ownership among early American Christians.

Was George Washington a Christian or a Deist? Many revisionist historians have claimed he was a Deist. In Part 1 of his two-episode discussion of George Washington's faith, Rob lays out 8 of his 16 reasons for assuming George Washington was a Christian and not a Deist in his personal faith.

In this bonus episode, Robert J. Morgan tells the story behind his favorite New Year's themed hymn: "Another Year Is Dawning", by Frances Ridley Havergal.

What's it like to raise the future first president of the United States? Mary Washington endured many hardships throughout life, and was riddled with anxiety over her son's safety. Yet she leaned upon Scripture for faith, displaying and sharing her devotion to her children and grandchildren.

In this episode, you'll hear a fascinating overview of Mary Washington's story, which sets up for future episodes which detail George Washington. Listeners are also reminded of Rob's thesis--that Scripture influenced and shaped our nation--not that every action of America's founding figures was biblical. Rob begins to tackle the issue of slavery among Christians who seem to have been blind to its evils.

You'll enjoy this fascinating 15-minute episode!

During the 1700s, Christianity in the American Colonies and throughout Europe was threatened by the rising tide of skepticism, French rationalism, and the so-called Age of Reason. In many churches, the fire of enthusiasm went out, and congregations were simply going through the motions of their faith as attendance dropped and fervor waned. Just when the work of the Kingdom was a low ebb in America, Britain, and Germany, a series of incredible revivals swept over the land. In American, people were captivated by the words of theologians and preachers like Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield.

The Great Awakening united the Colonies in a way that transcended regional differences, infused the land with spiritual liberty, populated their pulpits with clergymen proclaiming freedom, and laid a moral foundation for the American Revolution. John Adams said: “The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people; a change in their religious sentiments of their duties and obligations.”