A while back, I wrote a post about George Washington’s warning in his Farewell Address. I’ve been thinking about it again lately, and I wanted to come back to it because his message still feels important today. Washington warned us about the problems that can come from being divided, getting caught up in political fighting, and letting outside influences pull…
There comes a time when leaders must remember that their first responsibility is not to a party, a personality, or political power. Their first responsibility is to truth, justice, the people they serve, and the health of the nation. When leaders know that a decision will damage trust, weaken democracy, or hurt ordinary people, they should not go along with…
“And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth…” — Acts 17:26 What if one of the deepest answers to the divisions in our world is something God has already said from the very beginning? In a time when race can be a difficult and emotional subject, the Bible offers…
To be told you do not fully belong can leave a deep mark. It can shape where you feel safe, how you see yourself, and whether you believe the country’s promises were ever meant for you. America has long spoken in the language of freedom and equality, but it has also drawn lines around who gets to be seen as…
Its Legacy in Race Relations and Partisan Politics When Europeans came to the Americas in the 1400s and 1500s, they did more than explore new land. They claimed land that was already home to Indigenous people, built colonies, forced people into labor, and created systems of power that favored Europeans. Even though this happened hundreds of years ago, the effects…
When people talk about the conquest of America, they usually mean the period when European powers such as Spain, Portugal, England, and France arrived in the Americas, claimed land, built colonies, and changed the lives of the people who were already here. These events began in the late 1400s, but their effects did not stay in the past. They helped…
How the country’s founding language became a mirror for its deepest contradictions. I remember how those words first reached me—not as an argument, but as a reassurance. “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” sounded like a guarantee, a simple statement about what America was and what it offered to everyone. That is how many people encounter them: in classrooms,…
Rededication may sound righteous, but without obedience to God’s Word, it is only empty symbolism—and as a nation, if we claim to be “one nation under God,” then our lives, our laws, and our actions must prove that our allegiance is more than words. God is not moved by words alone, but by obedience. Rededication is a serious word because…
How Moral Beliefs Shaped the Nation If you want to understand how America sees itself and why certain political battles get so heated, you have to look at the country’s deep connection to morality—the idea of right and wrong—and how it plays out in politics. The Beginning: Puritan Roots America’s moral politics started with the Puritans, a group of religious…
