Devotional Thought for Today – 02/01/2022

Prayer Series XXIV We continue with excerpts from Reformed Reflections on the Lord’s Prayer. Serious Reminders and Warnings about Prayer No one except a believer can truly pray. Martin Luther To pray without labouring is to mock God: to labour without prayer is to rob God of His glory. Robert Haldane The heart without the tongue may pray … More Devotional Thought for Today – 02/01/2022

“‘Wall of Separation,’ a phrase nowhere to be found in the Constitution”-Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart

American Minute with Bill Federer Italian socialist Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937) wrote: “Socialism is precisely the religion that must overwhelm Christianity. Socialism will triumph by first capturing the culture via infiltration of schools, universities, churches and the media by transforming the consciousness of society.” READ MORE > > >

Devotional Thought for Today – 01/31/2022

Prayer Series XXIII We continue with excerpts from: Reformed Reflections on the Lord’s Prayer. Our Posture in Prayer Holy Scripture does not bind us to any gesture particularly; but we find these four gestures . . . spoken of there, viz. standing (Mark 11:25), lying along on the face (Matthew 26:39), Kneeling (Daniel 6:10; Ephesians 3:4), and sitting … More Devotional Thought for Today – 01/31/2022

“The Constitution has enemies…”

American Minute with Bill Federer “The Constitution has enemies, secret and professed” -Daniel Webster, Secretary of State Considered one of the five greatest Senators in U.S. history, Daniel Webster’s statue stands in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall, placed there by the State of New Hampshire. His career spanned almost four decades, serving as Secretary of State for Presidents William Harrison, John … More “The Constitution has enemies…”

Devotional Thought for Today – 01/29/2022

Prayer Series XXII We continue with excerpts from: Reformed Reflections on the Lord’s Prayer. How we should pray Our Spirit Let the first rule of right prayer be to have our heart and mind framed as becomes those who are entering into converse with God John Calvin With great earnestness of heart we should implore help from God. … More Devotional Thought for Today – 01/29/2022

In Defense of Stigma

A new ad playing on Ohio radio stations is part of what’s being called the “Stop the Stigma” campaign. In the ad, game show contestants are asked about the biggest risk factor for substance addiction. One guesses “making bad choices,” but gets the buzzer. Another guesses “hanging out with the wrong people,” and is also wrong. The right … More In Defense of Stigma

The United States Founding: 1619 or 1776?

On Jan. 13, 2022, Stand in the Gap Today Host, Sam Rohrer, and co-host, Dr. Gary Dull, interviewed Constitutional Attorney, David New.  The theme of their discussion centered around the founding of America.  Some are saying the true founding of our nation was 1619-the year slaves were first brought to our shores. Is this true or was it 1776-when we declared independence from British … More The United States Founding: 1619 or 1776?

A Conservatism Without Marriage and Family Is No Conservatism At All

“Love and marriage, love and marriage,” crooned Frank Sinatra, “go together like a horse and carriage.” Today, however, an ever-growing majority of Americans seem to think marriage is just as outdated as a social institution as a horse and carriage are as a transportation technology. And this includes those who have historically championed marriage as essential to a healthy and … More A Conservatism Without Marriage and Family Is No Conservatism At All