George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation (Part 1)

It was October 3, 1789. Our first president had been in office for only eight months. Everything was so new and different in a new Republic operating under a new Constitution. Both houses of Congress had just recently urged President Washington to issue a formal...

The Contributions of Luther’s Reformation

This October 31 is the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation when Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenberg. He had no idea that day that he was sparking a titanic revolution; he hwritten everything in Latin and all...

The Valley of Vision

Over 25 years ago a pastor friend of mine introduced me to a book called “The Valley of Vision”. It is a collection of prayers by Puritans from 300-400 years ago. What beautiful expressions of faith to God! The Puritans, in my opinion, seemed to really...

Why ISIS Lost in Syria and Iraq…For Now

Notice the title of this article. It is clear that with the recapture of Mosul a few months ago and Raqqa just the other day, the Islamic State is finished in Iraq and Syria. But for how long? Nobody knows for sure. They can make a comeback. Jihadism is a popular...

Some Things I am Grateful For

My wife and I have just returned from a missions trip with Samaritan’s Purse in Houston. We witnessed first hand some of the devastation in southeast Texas. We went past hundreds of homes and businesses that may have looked fine on the outside, but they were...