Not just netiquette – a lifestyle

Thanks to David Wayne the Jolly Blogger, and Justin Taylor before him, for posting the following essay for all of us who are engaged in Christian community to enjoy and take to heart. I’ve gone through and added links to all the scripture references to make it easier for y’all to see the power and [...]

George Washington’s respect for religion

No doubt any Christians who read my yesterday post would wonder how I could seem to face the loss of morality in our culture with equanimity. I do not. I share George Washington’s view, that religion and morality are the foundation of political prosperity: Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, [...]

Abraham Lincoln’s problem with orthodoxy

I’ve been a Civil War buff for years, and a Lincoln buff. I’ve never read anything that would indicate what my evangelical brothers would call “saving faith” in Lincoln’s life. A few who knew Lincoln claimed him to have such faith. Some of Lincoln’s own words are laced with religious language. His mission in life [...]