Providential History
Power in the People
Power in the People Friday we experienced what Ronald Reagan described, in his first Inaugural Address, as “a solemn and most momentous occasion, and yet in the history of our nation it is a commonplace occurrence. The orderly transfer of authority as called for in the Constitution routinely takes place . . . and few […]
Standing on Principles
Standing on Principles As I watched brief news coverage on the Supreme Court hearing involving the religious liberty of such groups as the Little Sisters of the Poor, it reminded me of the challenge faced by the colonists in 1773 concerning the tax on tea. When the colonists refused to pay the tax, since they […]
Electoral College Electing the President
The Mode of Electing the President and the Electoral College by Darold Booton, Jr. In recent times the manner of electing the President of the United States (and the electoral college) has come under criticism from all sides, but when the Constitution was first adopted, Alexander Hamilton tells us, that this was one part of our […]
THANKSGIVING PRODUCES THANKS-LIVING, Part 3
AMERICAN CHRISTIAN HISTORY INSTITUTE EAGLE’S AERIE James and Barbara Rose THANKSGIVING PRODUCES THANKS – LIVING Part 3 THE THREE MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE PILGRIMS TO AMERICAN CHRISTIANS They believed in “Reformation without tarrying for any” – as demonstrated by an individual and personal responsibility to obey God’s Word. To the Pilgrim it meant “voluntary conformity […]
THANKSGIVING PRODUCES THANKS – LIVING – Part 2
AMERICAN CHRISTIAN HISTORY INSTITUTE EAGLE’S AERIE James and Barbara Rose THANKSGIVING PRODUCES THANKS – LIVING Part 2 FOUR PRIMARY REASONS THE PILGRIMS CAME TO AMERICA To protect their children from degeneracy and corruption. “Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.” Prov. […]