Candace Owen’s told the world on her podcast (#1 in the world at the time) that Egyptian planes were at our worship events (somehow via Israel…DUH!) and that I was connected to Charlie’s assassination😑
The sad part is that people actually believed it.
Discernment is low.
Our precious daughter, Faith Elizabeth, has released her first original song.
It's a healing and an encouraging message from God based on God's response to Adam and Eve in Genesis 3.
https://t.co/afz14pks2L
Just finished Revolution by @ericmetaxas
Metaxas has written a sweeping 600-page narrative to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary. The author employs his extraordinary storytelling gift to recount the improbable birth of the United States, from its initial ideological seeds to the early resistance, struggles, and profound sacrifices for the “Sacred Cause” of liberty. Metaxas shares the stories of the heroism of Washington, Adams, Knox, Hale, and others; the brutal winters; the betrayals; the improbable victories; and the march to Yorktown. He does it with wit and insight.
The book emphasizes divine providence, the founders' character, their sacrifice, and their revolutionary idea that a people didn’t need a monarchy but could govern themselves based on moral and religious foundations.
Revolution brings you into the epic of American liberty. As a reader, you encounter flesh-and-blood figures whose courage and convictions made self-government conceivable. The emphasis on the “Sacred Cause” and the necessity of moral character in sustaining freedom offer a timely counter to cynical or purely pragmatic, secular views of history. He draws a stark contrast between the immoral, unprincipled society of the British elites and the moral and religious moorings that guided the colonial leaders.
“Revolution” stays in the middle lane, avoiding the gutters of secular, deist founding narratives and, on the other side, the erroneous idea that American founders established a theocracy. Instead, Metaxas highlights faith’s role in the founding and the golden-triangle interplay of freedom, virtue, and faith. He touches on how, despite the founders’ high ideals, America could allow the realities of slavery and other national sins.
On its 250th anniversary, Revolution restores the reality of the moral dignity and the hand of God’s providence in the founding of America. Despite 600 pages, you wanted Metaxas to share an even more comprehensive account. The book was hard to put down. I highly recommend this informative, inspiring, and enjoyable book.
My story, being self-employed, is very similar. Since the passing of the "Afforadable" Care Act, I have had the equivalent of two mortgage payments.
And one of them gets me absolutely nothing.
Love the classics but short on time? My son Luke makes them accessible. His first video is a creative take on The Last Days of Socrates. Smart, engaging, and worth a watch.
I appreciate that so many young men have taken an interest in the books that shaped Western Civilization.
https://t.co/P0l8ORkxsk
I was excited to learn our friend and former worship pastor, Andy Frank, is kicking off worship for Rededication 250. Our friend and church member, Lou Engle, will lead prayer at the rededication.
Radiant Church North will be streaming the event live following our Sunday AM worship service.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of Catholic schools that have been excluded from Colorado’s Universal Preschool program due to their traditional stance on LGBTQ+ issues.
https://t.co/jlAyFtGZd7
I highly recommend "A Great Awakening."
We saw the movie yesterday. It was one of the most encouraging, motivating, and significant movies I've seen in recent years. It is solidly grounded in history and in the unexpected relationship between George Whitefield and Ben Franklin. As a church and, particularly, a revival history buff, I absolutely loved it!
Whitefield is one of those forgotten men in most historical books, but in his lifetime, he was perhaps the most well-known person in both England and the American colonies. He was the catalyst of the spiritual revolution that made the American Revolution possible. They did a wonderful job of portraying the highs and lows of his life and pulling in tidbits from history.
I thought the actors who portrayed Whitefield and Franklin were exceptional.
The scene of the hardened coal miners coming to Christ was captivating and moving. My favorite scene in the film. It also portrayed the high price that revivalists and circuit riders paid to preach the Gospel in that day.
The middle part of the movie is heavy in dialogue and may lose some people's attention, but the powerful tie to Benjamin Franklin's speech at the Constitutional Convention is worth it.
Please see "A Great Awakening," and though there is a price to pay, let's pray for another one.
Remaining quiet when truth is openly denied is not neutrality — it is absence. It is like a soldier who has abandoned his post.
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