When we open our shades at night, darkness does not pour into our house—the light shines out into the darkness. Light is stronger than darkness and will always ultimately prevail over it. As light is a metaphor for truth, we can be sure that likewise the truth will always ultimately prevail. So, in...

In 2019 a study determined that America was the most negative country in the world. For most of our history, we were known as one of the most positive countries ever. What has happened in just the last few decades to so radically change our nature? As negativity is one of the great hindrances to...

The Second Law of Thermodynamics states that all of nature trends toward disorder and chaos unless acted upon by an outside intelligent source. Civilization also trends toward chaos without being steered by intelligent leadership. As we have already covered, Scripture reveals that such leadership...

Oysters are filters for the sea as each one filters about a gallon of water an hour. However, just a grain of sand that gets stuck in the oyster can become an irritant. The result is that the oyster will encase the irritant in a hardened substance that we know as a pearl—a treasure of great value...

American history is remarkable because of the remarkable people who shaped it. Unlike most other national histories, almost all of those who helped build and shape the American nation were “commoners,” or from the common people, but they lived uncommon lives. One of the first of these was William...

The American Republic grew into nationhood like no other nation in recorded history. The English colonies were given the freedom of religion and self-government in their charters. Other nations that attained any degree of these usually did so over centuries, or even millennia, of tedious and...

What do the terms “left” and “right,” “liberal” and “conservative” really mean? Because definitions can change in a short period of time, we are looking at these for what they mean today. For example, the term “liberal” comes from the word “liberator.” This was the term that the American patriots...

We live in a time when it seems that the left and right in America are moving further apart than ever. Those at the extremes, who tend to be the loudest, make it seem that way, but actually the core values and beliefs of Americans have not moved very much in either direction throughout our history...

“Do you suppose that I came to grant peace on earth? I tell you, no, but rather division” — Jesus (Luke 12:51). Jesus and His apostles spoke often of the need for unity, so why would He say this? Because true unity is usually elusive until divisions illuminate the real and important issues. In high...

Where did the term “American Exceptionalism” originate, and what does it mean? This term came from the French nobleman, diplomat, and historian Alexis de Tocqueville. De Tocqueville toured America in 1831 and wrote the classic two-volume set, Democracy in America . This is still considered the best...