Calvin Coolidge: Address on the 150th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence

By Guest –

Address at the Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 05, 1926

Calvin Coolidge: 30th President of the United States: 1923 – 1929

Fellow Countrymen:

We meet to celebrate the birthday of America. The coming of a new life always excites our interest. Although we know in the case of the individual that it has been an infinite repetition reaching back beyond our vision, that only makes it more wonderful. But how our interest and wonder increase when we behold the miracle…

Personal Thoughts About Commentaries: 2 Corinthians

By Paul Henebury –

Read the series.

The book of 2 Corinthians is probably my favorite book of the NT—at least this week. But whatever week it is 2 Corinthians will always be at or near the top of my list. It is filled with purple passages and infused with hope. It was the first book I preached through when I came to my present congregation. Here are my picks for the top commentaries on this great epistle:

Paul Barnett – Barnett is a fluid writer with wide background knowledge and theological acumen. This is a work of…

Hope for Leaders Who Have Made Dumb Decisions

By Richard Bargas –

It’s not hard for me to think about multiple examples of personal failure over my 51 years of life. I can recall so many bad decisions–dumb ones, sinful ones, immature ones, naive ones, rash ones, prideful ones. Like I said, I remember too many. The problem is, leaders have to make multiple decisions all day, every day. The more decisions we need to make, the greater potential there is to make another bonehead decision. So what do we do? Well, you could:

Give up being a leader. And if you really are poor at decision making because you constantly make the kinds of bad choices I named…