How a spiritual revival prepared our Founding Fathers A wonderful movie comes this week to theaters nationwide that is important during this 250th anniversary year. A Great Awakening is a well done, but more importantly, it brings so much of… Read More »America's Christian Revolution of 1776

250 years ago this week The Continental Congress issued 16 spiritual proclamations from 1775 to 1784, calling for fasting, prayer, humiliation, and thanksgiving during the American Revolution. It was this week 250 years ago that one of the most overtly… Read More »Prayer Proclaimed by Continental Congress

Christian ideology in Paine’s Famous Common Sense, January 1776 We have recently focused on Biblical ideas of governance back in Europe that were read by American’s Founders and contributed to emerging movement toward independence. 250 years ago at this winter… Read More »Was Thomas Paine a Christian Nationalist?

With special focus on writings of Francis Hutcheson We have recently focused on Biblical ideas of governance back in Europe that were read by American’s Founders and contributed to emerging movement toward independence. 250 years ago at this time a… Read More »Biblical Ideology of Europe, 1700-1775

with special focus on writings of Blackstone During this 250th Anniversary year of American Independence, we are learning about events that happened at this time back in 1776. But the winter months were not significant in terms of the war… Read More »Biblical Ideology of Europe, 1700-1775

Especially featuring Montesquieu During this 250th Anniversary year of American Independence, we are learning about events that happened at this time back in 1776. The winter months were not significant in terms of the war effort, but were very important… Read More »Biblical Ideology of Europe, 1700-1775

with a special focus on the writings of Burlamaqui In the last blog, we highlighted the role of Rev. Peter Muhlenberg and patriot pastors in the American Revolution. Today we will go back and continue a review of important ideas… Read More »Biblical Ideology of Europe, 1700 to 1775

with special focus on Rev. John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg of Virginia About 250 years ago this week a Lutheran pastor in Virginia shocked his congregation. He closed his sermon and took off his clerical robes to reveal the uniform of… Read More »Patriot Pastors in the American Revolution

Starts one month from now on January 5. With special optional lecture on America’s history to start the 250th anniversary year. You are invited to join a global online class that I personally will be teaching live starting one month… Read More »Live worldwide class on National Transformation

Documents that show the Ideas leading to the War for Independence This week PBS broadcast the 6 part (12 hours) documentary of Ken Burns’ The American Revolution. While the production quality is superb, the greatest failure is that there is… Read More »The American Christian Revolutionary Mind