THANKFUL FOR AMERICA’S FOUNDING “Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!” (Psalm 107:1) Last week, I received an email calling me a Christian nationalist and claimed that the USA was founded as a secular nation. The ungodly, (or secular), perpetuate this “Big Lie” whenever America’s Godly Heritage is mentioned. Since none of […]

Fear often resides in the assumption that there is no power greater than our own. “Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the LORD is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations.” —Psalm 100:4-5 Next week, our daughter is marrying her longtime sweetheart, […]

The primary transmission channel for the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy is supposed to be the housing market. In October, however, the market for new homes did not tune into the Fed’s attempt to slow down demand. New home sales rose 7.5 percent to a seasonally-adjusted annual rose of 632,000, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. That was far in excess of […]

The economy is not going to make it easy for Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell to bring inflation down to the central bank’s two percent target. The Commerce Department reported two pieces of data on Wednesday that suggested the economy actually accelerated in October, instead of slowing into the start of the fourth quarter as many expected. Both durable goods […]

BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: You know, Thanksgiving, Christmas, must be one of the times of year when you especially feel the absence of the men and women serving in the military stationed far away. It’s a tough time of year for military families. It really is. And that’s why I want to spend some time today on that, ’cause I always […]

  By George Washington, the President of the United States of America. A Proclamation Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor—and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me “to […]

“A fondness for power is implanted, in most men, and it is natural to abuse it, when acquired.” Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton (c.1755-1804) was a Founding Father of the United States, soldier, lawyer, scholar, economist, congressman, and first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. Born and raised in the West Indies, he was orphaned in his early teens. In his youth, he […]

Born a slave in New York in 1797, she spoke only Dutch until sold around the age of 9, together with a flock of sheep, for $100. Suffering hardships, her third master made her marry an older slave with whom she had five children. In 1827, she escaped to Canada. After New York abolished slavery, she returned as a domestic […]

BY EDDIE HYATT   |   CharismaNews The Pilgrims who landed on Cape Cod in November 1620 were devout followers of Christ who had left the comforts of home, family and friends to pursue their vision of a renewed and reformed Christianity. They were not whiners but chose to maintain an attitude of gratitude even through the most trying times, such as […]

November 24 is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 37 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Sunday or Monday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on […]

by Joseph Backholm  /  Family Policy Institute We know we get the day off from work. Typically we enjoy an oversized dinner after which the men retreat to the living room to sleep it off under the glow of a football game while the women talk about the men as they do the dishes. That’s what our holiday often looks […]

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. Proverbs 13:12 When I moved to England, the American holiday of Thanksgiving became just another Thursday in November. Although I created a feast the weekend after, I longed to be with family and friends on the day. Yet I understood that my longings weren’t unique […]