WE ARE SUFFERING FROM A SOCIAL RECESSION, TOO.

By Michael Hendrix  August 21, 2020   This essay is part of a special series of the American Project that seeks to address the crisis of loneliness during the global COVID-19 pandemic.   New Yorkers are used to hearing sirens. And then came March’s round-the-clock ambulance wails, every hour of every day. Through the barred windows of my … More WE ARE SUFFERING FROM A SOCIAL RECESSION, TOO.

“What then is the spirit of liberty?”-Judge Learned Hand

“I often wonder whether we do not rest our hopes too much upon constitutions, upon laws and upon courts. These are false hopes; believe me, these are false hopes. Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can even do much to help it … More “What then is the spirit of liberty?”-Judge Learned Hand

Parenting & Government Schools: How To Not Raise Little Pagans

The Sword & The Trowel Podcast Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss what it means to raise your children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord – particularly in view of education. What are the implications of that regarding the Godless American governmental education system? How do you educate … More Parenting & Government Schools: How To Not Raise Little Pagans

COVID Is Causing Increase in Suicidal Thoughts and Decrease in Mental Health

COVID-19 has caused a myriad of problems in the U.S. and around the world. The obvious physical attacks on the human body, the loss of income from inability to work but an even greater ISSUE is the toll it has taken on the mental health of a large number of children and adults.  There have … More COVID Is Causing Increase in Suicidal Thoughts and Decrease in Mental Health

RNC Night One

So having watched parts of each night of the DNC ( part curiosity and partly hoping there would be substance) I was struck by their overtly Doom and Gloom message that America sucks, it is totally messed up, always has been and needs a major overhaul.  Last night the RNC opened it’s convention with a … More RNC Night One

We Must Hold Unlawful Officials Accountable

PASTORS: We Must Hold Unlawful Officials Accountable   Pastors Should Impart to Church Members Basic Biblical Teaching That Civil Authority Is Limited Authorities Who Rebel against God’s Law Undermine Their Right to Wield Power; Will Pastors Let Them Anyway? Officials keen to enforce coronavirus-related mandates imposed by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf have issued another spate … More We Must Hold Unlawful Officials Accountable

No Christianity, No “Human Rights”

…The only secure basis for human rights, of course, is the Christian belief that humans are created in the image of God… Today’s BreakPoint: No Christianity, No “Human Rights” JOHN STONESTREET WITH ROBERTO RIVERA In July, the U.S. State Department’s “Commission on Unalienable Rights” released a draft report that attempted to provide a grounding for our country’s commitment … More No Christianity, No “Human Rights”