Recently, I was driving and listening to the bible on my phone. I was hearing about all the wonderful miracles Jesus was doing in the book of Mark. Suddenly, it was as if

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families in Manchester. Terror is ugly but a realty in our generation. The goal of terror is to shut down the freedoms we all enjoy and

I can remember as early as eight years old dreaming about being a quarterback for the Michigan Wolverines and throwing winning touchdown passes in front of thousands of people. Inside all of us is the desire

Mother's Day used to be my least favorite day of the year as a pastor. So many women walked in with heavy hearts. Some because they had lost their

I keep thinking about a man I new years ago who’s life was spinning out of control. He lived in a constant party environment. Always looking for the latest and greatest place to party and live it up. Unable to have a meaningful

You are a miracle. When you think about the complicated birth process, how every human being comes into this earth, you have to know your life matters; however, it's easy for us to get caught up in the motions of our every day life, leaving us looking back months, years, and sometimes even decades later wondering why we're here on earth. 

I love Easter. It’s filled with bright colors, spring sunshine and candy! It gives me a great sense of hope especially as I think about all the wonderful things Jesus has done for us.

The term “unalienable rights” in the Declaration of Independence means rights that cannot be changed. The Founders wrote

Five days after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Congress approved to provide chaplains for the Continental Army troops. On the same day General George Washington, the commander of the army, issued the order

After receiving the news that British troops had attacked Boston, the first official act of Congress historically documented was to

George Washing was shot four times and miraculously never wounded. Seven hundred and fourteen out of 1300 men died that same day in 1755, but Washington

The majority of the fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence didn’t have a happy ever after ending. Five were captured by the British as traitors. Twelve had their homes

Did you know that a French philosopher coined the phrase American exceptionalism? The renowned philosopher, Alexis de Tocqueville, toured the United States during the founding era

: Did you know as the Justices stand before their desks at the beginning of each session of the United States Supreme Court, the crier opens with the invocation, "God save the

Did you know the Library of Congress is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States? Did you know it's the largest library in the world in reference to shelf space and number of books, housing more than

Did you know the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. attracts millions of visitors each year? Inside the memorial is a 19-foot high statue of the seated 16th president of the United States. The statue alone took

Did you know that during the Revolutionary War for independence, historians attribute miraculous protection and intervention from God? Fleeing from the British, the Americans crossed the Catawba River. A sudden storm

Did you know that President John Adams, our nation's second president, wanted the Fourth of July to be a holy day? Here’s what he said, "I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the

Did you know that a primary textbook used in the founding era was called the McGuffey’s Reader? It was the mainstay in public education in America until 1920. As of 1963, 125 million copies had been sold, making it the most used and influential textbooks of all time. Here is a sampling of what you would find in McGuffey’s

Did you know that on every dollar bill is the phrase Annuit Coeptis? You will also find on every dollar bill an unfinished pyramid with a watchful eye and the words Novus Ordo Selclorum.  Shortly after the Declaration of Independence was signed, Congress appointed a committee to formulate an official seal of the United States. The seal was to reflect