Home 
“What a nation needs more than anything else is not a Christian ruler in the palace but a Christian prophet within earshot.”
politicians
-
- Capital PunishmentChristCondemnationCriminalFoolForgivenessGod's LoveGraceJesusLawPardonPoliticiansRobberySalvationSinSteal
Passing On the Pardon
In December of 1829, James Porter and George Wilson robbed several postal shipments and terrorized various mail carriers in their rampage for loot. Unfortunately for them, they were soon caught, …
- ApologizeCommunismForgivenessGovernmentGuiltyHistoryHolocaustHumilityJewsOppressionPersecutionPoliticiansShameSorrowWarWorld War II
Starting With Sorrow
If you were creating your own government, what would you do first? Would you build a strong military? Secure honest leaders? Write just laws or ensure a viable economy? East …
- BustedCaughtConsequencesEmbarrassingGuiltyHistoryLawPenaltyPolicePoliticiansPulling RankRepeat OffenseRules
Pull Over, Mr. President
Being President of the United States comes with awesome perks. You get your own jet (and limo), a few personal chefs, and exotic holidays paid for by the working masses. …
- CauseCivil WarCriticismHistoryInjusticeLeadershipPoliticiansShepherdSlaveryWarWork
Slamming the Shepherd
Abraham Lincoln may have been the most-criticized president in our nation’s history. In addition to the usual worries about economic matters, constitutional legality, and foreign affairs policies, he also presided …
- AdvocateAssassinationChristianityChristiansCourageDeathHelpIslamJusticeKillLawMartyrMurderOppressionPersecutionPoliticiansTaking a StandViolence
The Advocate’s Assassination
The car had no sooner left its driveway when it was suddenly attacked by terrorists bent on assassination. The killers mercilessly sprayed the vehicle with gunfire as neighbors dove for …
- AtonementCrossCrucifixionEasterGratitudeInfluenceJesusLeadershipPoliticiansSacrificialSlaveryThankfulness
“He Died for Me!”
Nobody witnessed the crazed gunman sneak into Ford’s Theater the night Lincoln was shot, but many thousands saw the President’s body as it journeyed by train from Washington to Springfield …
- AlcoholBad DecisionsCharacterDeathDutyHistoryLazinessMurderPolicePoliticiansReputationResponsibilityWork
When Laziness Changed History
In Colossians 3:23, the Apostle Paul writes, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.” How different would our world …
- AmericaAngerArgumentCriticismDisagreementFriendsGovernmentHistoryLeadershipLegacyPoliticiansRelationshipRelationship Problems
Hero or Zero?
In 1796, Thomas Paine, the patriotic author of Common Sense – the pamphlet some claim started the Revolutionary War – wrote a letter to a colleague that was filled with …
- AttitudeChristlikeFreedomGovernmentHistoryHumilityIndependenceLeadershipMilitaryPoliticiansPowerSacrificialSelflessServanthood
George and Jesus
Some people live their lives in such a manner that the only way they can be accurately described is “Christlike.” Those people’s lives are marked by humility, generosity, and sacrifice. …
