“At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month,” in Winston Churchill’s immortal declaration, “silence fell across the battlefields of Europe.” Thus, the First World War came to an end. Three years later, President Warren Harding dedicated the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery and declared that on this day “those who have offered …
Missing Sleep Unnecessarily
Although the campaign for president in 1888 was quite heated, the Republican candidate remained remarkably calm throughout the long ordeal. The grandson of a former president, Benjamin Harrison knew only too well the ebb and flow of politics and popular opinion, and simply refused to allow the process to disrupt his emotional equilibrium. On election night his chief interest seemed …
The Genius of the Electoral College
“Every word of the Constitution ultimately decides a question between power and liberty.” James Madison The Founding Fathers would more than likely be surprised by the current controversy over the Electoral College provisions of the Constitution. Indeed, it was one of the least controversial provisions of the new compact during the divisive debate for ratification. According to Alexander Hamilton writing …
The “Solas” of Chalmers
Thinking about the “Five Solas of the Reformation,” on this eve of Reformation Sunday, I couldn’t help but also think of the reformational way Thomas Chalmers has shaped my thinking about life, grace, mercy, the Scriptures, and the beauty of the faith that the magisterial reformers bequeathed to us. It struck me that like them, Chalmers’ influence has also produced …
The Five Solas of the Reformation
The “Five Solas of the Reformation” are Latin slogans used by Protestant Reformers to summarize and proclaim the essential theological distinctives of the Biblical Gospel: Sola Scriptura, by Scripture alone. Sola Fide, by faith alone. Solus Christus, through Christ alone. Sola Gratia, by grace alone. Soli Deo Gloria, glory to God alone. 495 years ago in the little college town …
The “Solas” of Chalmers
Thinking about the “Five Solas of the Reformation,” on this eve of Reformation Sunday, I couldn’t help but also think of the reformational way Thomas Chalmers has shaped my thinking about life, grace, mercy, the Scriptures, and the beauty of the faith …
The Wider Diameter of Light
“The wider a man’s knowledge becomes, the deeper should be his humility; for the more he knows the more he sees of what remains unknown. The wider the diameter of light, the larger the circumference of darkness.” Thomas Chalmers “With every footstep of growing knowledge there ought to be a growing humility–that is the best guarantee both for a sound …
In This Hour
“If ever there was a crisis in our history, when courage and consistency have been more called for, it is the day on which we have now fallen, when the poison of false and hollow principle is undermining our strength from within, and thousands of our deadliest enemies from without are on the tiptoe of high expectancy for a coming …
Providential Working
”There is no panic in Heaven! God has no problems, only plans.” Corrie Ten Boom
Obama’s Judas Kiss
Instead of garnering him electoral support, President Obama’s extreme pro-abortion rhetoric and policy-making may be becoming a substantial liability. According to a recent Gallup Poll the number of Americans who self-identify as “Pro-Choice” has hit a record-low at just 41%. Meanwhile, self-identifying “Pro-Life” Americans now hold a nine-point plurality at just above 50%. So, the president’s ardent support of Planned …
Planned Parenthood’s Eugenic Agenda
After 96 years, the global abortion conglomerate Planned Parenthood is still targeting the children of minority groups for elimination–remaining true to the Eugenic ideals of its founder, Margaret Sanger, who brazenly dubbed them “Human Weeds.” Indeed, 79 percent of Planned Parenthood’s abortion clinics are located in or within walking distance of black and Hispanic communities. “Minority communities are the number …