A Long History of a Strong U. S. Presidency “In this partisan age, we should take special care not to allow the passions of the moment to cause us to permanently disfigure the genius of our Constitutional structure. As we look back over the sweep of American history, it has been the American Presidency that […]

The Supreme Court As a Referee “The Framers did not envision that the Courts would play the role of arbiter of turf disputes between the political branches. By giving the Congress and the Presidency the tools to fend off the encroachments of the others, the Framers believed this would force compromise and political accommodation. As […]

Checks and Balances on the Presidency “We all understand that the Framers expected that the three branches would be jostling and jousting with each other, as each threatened to encroach on the prerogatives of the others. They thought this was not only natural, but salutary, and they provisioned each branch with the wherewithal to fight […]

Sharing Thanksgiving Day 2019 Thanksgiving is a day we usually think of as a day of gathering together as families and friends. We plan large, traditional meals with turkey, stuffing, and sides created from recipes passed down through the generations. We are mindful of the Lord, the Giver of all things. We celebrate this day […]

Thankful for Family I have said this a number of times recently, but I need to say it again today. God had a dream on the day of creation. He was speaking forth His dream and creating the environment for it. He wasn’t creating planets. He had lots of planets. God’s dream wasn’t oceans and […]

Thankful for Pastors and Our Churches Pastors are the life-blood of our churches. Churches are the life-blood of many of our communities. We must surely be thankful for them in this Thanksgiving week! Pastors, take heart, you are not forgotten. We see how you tirelessly serve us. We know that pastoring is not just a […]

Thankful for Religious Freedom in America “People are being persecuted for their faith [in this country and around the world]. It’s generally a minority faith. Over 80 percent of the world’s population doesn’t have freedom of religion, and it’s time somebody did something about it. “So the President took this up today. The Secretary of […]

Thankful for a Prosperous Nation Prosperity is measured in various different ways by economists, social scientists, financiers, and governments. It can be measured in GDP (gross domestic Product), in overall value of resources, in numbers of wealthy individuals, in amounts of money spent, in the value of intrinsic attributes, such as happiness, etc. Regardless, anyone […]

Thankful for Our Military The United States military is made up of five branches—Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard. Most of us are aware of our military, but we don’t know much about why they each exist and how they function. We are thankful that some serve to protect us, but we […]

Thankful for Liberty Our founding fathers were all about liberty. It wasn’t that they woke up one day and were suddenly patriotic and nationally-focused. They were largely Christians. They understood from their Bible readings and common study of the Word that liberty was very important to God. Liberty and freedom are used almost interchangeably in […]