America’s Founding

God’s Providence at the Greatest Battle of the American Revolution—250 Years Later

The Battle of Long Island on August 27, 1776, was the closest the Continental Army came to total destruction. That they lived to fight another day is a testament to God’s Providence and Washington’s skill as a general

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Public Solidarity and Room to Maneuver

Americans should take inspiration from British cotton mill workers during the U.S. civil war and give President Trump the support he needs to defeat Tehran.

Was the American War of Independence a Just War?

For America’s Founding Fathers, every avenue of peaceful redress with the British Parliament had to be sought before the War of Independence broke out

The Metaphor of the “Vine and Fig Tree” in America’s Founding

In 1 Kings, Micah, and Zechariah, the image of every man sitting under his own vine and fig tree, secure in the fruits of his labor, offered the American Founders a powerful biblical vision of liberty, peace, and self-government.

The 16th Century Theological Debate around the Declaration of Independence

250 years on, the legacy of the English Civil War of the 17th century continues to define debates around the American founding

The Moment I, an Arab, Became American

While no easy thing to leave Iraq and become American, I recognize God’s providence in granting me the opportunity to live in peace in a free land and to honor my adoptive country

The World Needs a Strong America, and a Strong America Needs Allies

The US, like the British Empire at its height, needs allies to counter threats from around the world

Public Christianity & Pluralism in America at 250

Politics is indeed downstream from culture, but culture is influenced by politics as well

Creed & Covenant: In Search of an American Mythos

To restore America’s creed and covenant, we must recover the American mythos, the canon of stories that has defined the American people for centuries

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