Benjamin Rush’s 14 Rules for His Young Son

Benjamin Rush’s 14 Rules for His Young Son

By Maria Popova | “Remember at all times that while you are seeing the world, the world will see you.” Founding father and American Enlightenment leader Benjamin Rush (1745 — 1813) is among the most diversely influential figures in modern history — he signed the...
Our ”Godless Constitution”

Our ”Godless Constitution”

By Eric Metaxas | One Fourth of July ad would have you believe that the Founding Fathers sought to shield our nation’s government from Christianity. Clever, but not true. This Fourth of July, I opened up the New York Times, and whammo! I found an extremely misleading...
Persecution Myth?

Persecution Myth?

By Raymond Ibrahim | A new book claims Christian martyrdom was fabricated, but the present sheds light on the past.  Christian martyrdom under the militant Roman Empire has long been an unquestioned historical fact, but Candida Moss in her new book The Myth of...
Happy 40th Anniversary, Baby?

Happy 40th Anniversary, Baby?

By Eric Metaxas | The online ad opens with a shot of an African American actor, Mehcad Brooks, sitting in a chair, holding a drink in one hand and a red rose in the other. And then he speaks directly to the camera.  “Oh, hey, baby, did you think I forgot? …. How could...