Opinion

Topic: Dating First Christ’s Coming to Our World. The coming of Jesus Christ into our world was so significant that it divided time into two—Before Christ and AD (Anno Domini) in the Year of our Lord, which by the way is how the Constitution is dated, in the year of our Lord 1787. Of course, […]

Topic: Anti-Semitism Today. George Washington’s favorite Bible verse was Micah 4:4, which talks about how every man shall be able to rest under his own vine and fig tree, and there shall be none to make him afraid. To the father of our country, this verse from the Old Testament was a picture of what […]

Topic: “This Year Make a Resolution to Know the American Revolution.” Our nation’s 250th birthday is coming up soon. And yet many Americans today do not appreciate our nation’s history and the sacrifices so many of founding fathers underwent that we might be free. Our 2nd president John Adams once remarked: “Posterity! you will never […]

The founding fathers are a font of wisdom. Since a new year is upon us, when we resolve to turn over a new leaf, I thought it might be good to list some of their advice on various subjects.   ECONOMIC ADVICE Don’t spend more than you make is wise advice, no matter what century […]

[Pictured: Handel] One of the greatest Christmas carols involves the contributions of three men, with the first two working independently of each other. The first was the great 17th-century British hymn writer, Isaac Watts. The second was the great 18th-century German-British composer, Handel. The third was an American musician who later married a poem by […]