Montesquieu’s 3 Types of Governments

American Minute with Bill Federer Montesquieu’s 3 Types of Governments: Republics; Monarchs; and Despots who rule by Mandates & Executive Orders “Society … must repose on principles that do not change” — wrote Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws, 1748, Book 24. Montesquieu was a French political philosopher whose books were read by Catherine the Great of Russia, praised … More Montesquieu’s 3 Types of Governments

Devotional Thought for Today – 02/09/2022

Prayer Series XXVIII 2 Thessalonians 1 CONTEXT: Paul as usual begins this epistle with a greeting, introduction and in this case, praise or thanks to the church at Thessalonica. Matthew Henry breaks down the chapter as follows: The apostle blesses God for the growing state of the love and patience of the Thessalonians. (1-4) And … More Devotional Thought for Today – 02/09/2022

America Has a Trust Problem

“Trust is to capitalism what alcohol is to wedding receptions,” suggests Jerry Useem in an article in The Atlantic last November, “a social lubricant… ‘If trust is sufficiently low,’” he continues, quoting economists Paul Zak and Stephen Knack, “‘economic growth is unachievable.’” Public trust, specifically of the federal government, began to erode in the 1960s… READ MORE > … More America Has a Trust Problem

Devotional Thought for Today – 02/08/2022

Prayer Series XXVIII We continue with excerpts from Reformed Reflections on the Lord’s Prayer. Matthew 6:5-15, Luke 11:2-4 QUOTES TO CONTEMPLATE The Lord’s Prayer . . . which every Christian is obliged to receive with the utmost reverence, as the Lord’s own word. But it was never imposed by Jesus Christ or His apostles, as a set form … More Devotional Thought for Today – 02/08/2022

Can Fossils Last Millions of Years?

Join us for Episode 16 as host Ivana Semidey and ICR Research Scientist and paleobiochemist Dr. Brian Thomas discuss secular age assignments and dating methods, soft tissues in fossils, and more. Tune in every other Tuesday on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and Google Podcasts. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get notified about … More Can Fossils Last Millions of Years?

Faithfully Different

“Christians” are called to have a “Biblical World View”, this article points out some of the issues face in such a task today. It should go without saying that, in 21st century America, most of the assumptions at work in contemporary culture are not Christian assumptions. And whatever new “normal” is, it’s constantly changing, it’s anything but worldview neutral. As my … More Faithfully Different

Devotional Thought for Today – 02/07/2022

Prayer Series XXVII We continue with excerpts from Reformed Reflections on the Lord’s Prayer. Matthew 6:5-15, Luke 11:2-4 In preparing this I found contemporary, catholic, and other versions, of this prayer along with articles that emphatically claim it should not be called the Lord’s prayer none of which we will discuss here. Jesus said these words to His … More Devotional Thought for Today – 02/07/2022