In this short video, Dr. Peter Lillback, the founder of Providence Forum, comments on a Biblical premise to the U.S. Constitution. Dr. Lillback explains the significance of the Latin meaning of the word “federal,” as in the federal government.

 America’s creation was the combination of many providential forces, but that history is often retold now without the central role Christian faith played in our founding. Here are several comments on the Bible and the creation of America.

 We continue to work for that “more perfect union” mentioned in the Constitution. Commenting are Evangelist Alveda King, the niece of Dr. King, Jr., and Mark Reed, Former Nat. Rep. for American Indians in Film and Television.

 In much political discourse, we keep hearing about “our democracy” as opposed to our republic. In this short video, we hear insights from Dennis Prager of PragerU and the late professor, Dr. Walter Williams, on our republic and why the electoral college safeguards our republic and the will of the American people.

 We’ve been led to believe that our founding fathers intended a secular Constitution. In fact, a book used in many law schools is called A Godless Constitution. Several Constitutional scholars rebut this notion in this Providence Today video.

 Early North America was well-educated, and the Bible was the chief textbook in one way or another. Two Christian educators, Noah Webster and Rev. William McGuffey, profoundly impacted widespread literacy in America. Noah Webster created Webster’s Dictionary, and Rev. William McGuffey produced the McGuffey Readers.

 Early America was amazingly well-educated, especially in the places where Christianity had sway. Dr. Jerry Newcombe looks at why the settlers and founders believed an educated populace was required for the American experiment to succeed.

 The essence of America as the founders saw it is this: the consent of the governed, in other words, self-rule, under God. Take out the God part, and suddenly the question is: Where do our rights come from? In this short video, Dr. Os Guinness, a prolific author, speaker, and Christian thinker, answers the […]

 We are often told today that America did not have any religious origins—or certainly that the founders didn’t want any religious expression in the public arena. Here are two comments on religion and early America from two Christian scholars: 1) author Dr. Art Lindsley, and 2) Dr. Peter Lillback, founder of the Providence Forum.

 Why is our nation, and even our hemisphere, named “America” and is there possibly any spiritual connection to that name? In this short video Dr. Peter Lillback, the founding president of Providence Forum, comments on the surprising spiritual origins of the name “America” – and, in the providence of God, its potential significance.