The book is a biography of Chester Arthur and the title refers to his becoming president after James Garfield was assassinated. Arthur had been added to the ticket purely as a sop to the New York contingent at the Republican convention, not because anyone thought he would make a good president. So he was unexpected […]
There are two ways to go about discussing the authenticity and trustworthiness of the Bible. There’s the apologetic view, which seeks to prove the reliability of the Bible through external proofs and historical evidence. Things like: Not one major doctrine of orthodox Christianity rests on a disputed or uncertain translation of the Bible’s original languages. […]
In this text Jesus takes a break from outlining the precepts of the Kingdom and encourages us to get help from the King to obey the King’s commands. He’s at a point in the sermon where He essentially says to His listeners, “If you’ve been paying attention you should realize by now that you stand […]
This book is a collection of speeches Scalia gave throughout his time as an Appeals and Supreme Court Judge on many different occasions and many different topics. As you might imagine, a man of his stature and position was asked to speak quite a bit. The book came out last year – a little over […]
I think I’ve read every book Harris has written except for one, and enjoyed them all. This is no exception. The novel is about the Munich Conference in 1938, wherein Great Britain and France completely capitulated to Hitler and gave him the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia with the hope that it would keep him from starting […]
When a man is speaking to God he is at his very acme. It is the highest activity of the human soul, and therefore it is at the same time the ultimate test of a man’s true spiritual condition. There is nothing that tells the truth about us a Christian people so much as our […]
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God This Beatitude may perhaps seem less weighty than the others. It doesn’t seem to compare to being poor in spirit, or being meek and merciful. But peace between men in this world isn’t common or easy, and the believer who’s characterized by peace […]
I read a review of this book that really intrigued me, and I’ve never really known a lot about the Book of Common Prayer (did you know our traditional wedding vows come from it?), so I asked the local library to purchase a copy and I read it. The book tells the story of the […]
Short booklet by Tim Keller that’s easy to read and has a great message. The main thesis of the book is that as believers, we don’t need to think more highly or lowly of ourselves. True Christian humility lies in thinking of ourselves less. The person who struggles with self-esteem issues is typically the person […]
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy Mercy is showing love to the helpless and hopeless (as opposed to grace which is showing love to the undeserving). The best definition of the two that I have ever encountered is this: ‘Grace is especially associated with men in their sins; mercy is especially associated […]
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