Speaker 1: This is Providence Today, and we’re in the city of Philadelphia, the birthplace of the United States. There’s so many great stories that are here to tell about how our founding fathers gave us the nation we enjoy every day, as well as the great documents that shape how we govern ourselves and […]

Speaker 1: You are here in Philadelphia. And this spot that you’re now viewing is where Robert Morris had a magnificent home that he gave to General Washington, who had now had become President Washington, as the government moves from New York, where Washington was inaugurated to Philadelphia, where the government would operate for the […]

Dr. Peter Lillback: This is Providence Today. Welcome to Philadelphia, where we’re looking at some of the great places where faith and freedom have come together behind me is an extraordinary statue of Benjamin Franklin. As you look at it, you can see close up that it has images of keys. These keys were collected […]

Speaker 1: Welcome to Providence today. We’re standing in front of the National Constitution Center. And if you take a look at the wall, you’ll see the opening of the Constitution, the Preamble. These words are remarkable because they begin with the three words, “We, the People,” and this reminds us that America’s government is […]

Speaker 1: I’m standing in front of the wonderful place of the birth of American constitutionalism and our American independence. This is called Independence Hall today. That’s not what it was originally called. It was called the Pennsylvania State House and my understanding is that the name of Independence Hall was actually result of Lafayette […]

Dr. Peter A. Lillback: We’re standing by the Liberty Bell exhibit here in Philadelphia. The Liberty Bell, of course, represents the aspiration of freedom, going back to the Pennsylvania Provincial Council that used Leviticus 25:10, proclaimed liberty throughout the land to all the inhabitants thereof to celebrate the Jubilee Year, 50 years of William Penn’s […]

Dr. Lillback teaches us about the covenantal bond that was established by our Founding Fathers in the inception of our country.

Dr. Lillback talks to us about the religious liberties of American Jewish peoples through the symbolism of the intricate "Religious Liberty" statue outside the museum in Philadelphia, PA.

Peter Lillback: This is Providence Today. Thank you for being with us again in historic Philadelphia as we talk again about some of the impact of the Providence Forum and our efforts to understand the role of Providence in the founding of America. Today, though, I’m going to take you from Philadelphia, a hop, skip, […]