As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“This Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, when astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people in history to walk on the Moon. But it’s also the anniversary of the a lesser known event—the first celebration of the Lord’s Supper on the Moon.” - TGC
“4. They Thought Opposition Would Grow Organically, Not Coercively …. The Founders thought that the policies they implemented would suffocate slavery’s spread, and coupled with the younger generation’s voracious absorbance of ‘the principles of liberty,’ would create an environment in which slavery’s extinction would be inevitable.” - Intellectual Takeout
“As we celebrate the birthday of our nation, many reflect on the founding fathers of our nation. What did they believe? How did faith impact their decision-making process? Were they regular members of churches? Were some of them deists?” - Church Leaders
The Library of Congress in Washington D.C. is one jaw-dropper of a building. If you have an architectural bone in your body, a modicum of historical interest, or a primal appreciation of fine art, this building is an exquisite treasure. The Library of Congress is officially described as “the nation’s oldest federal cultural institution … the research arm of Congress … [and] the largest library in the world.” Its architectural grandeur, artistic splendor, rare holdings, and ubiquitous historical symbolism comprise an illustrious tribute to our nation.
“Historians have spilled much ink since America’s founding over one single question: Is the U.S. a Christian nation?” - Christianity Today
“The return of a rare Bible to the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is more than a homecoming — it is a reminder that the Geneva Bible has been part of this country’s religious heritage since the beginning.” - U.S. News
Women often think that “owe their lives to the women (i.e., feminists) who came before them. After all, that’s what they’ve been told over and over and over again. It’s a lie. Technology, labor-saving devices, and reliable birth control are what liberated women from the taxing work of child care and household maintenance.
“One hundred years ago today, the Eighteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was ratified, prohibiting “intoxicating liquors” in the United States and launching the era known as Prohibition. Here are nine things you should about Prohibition and how the religiously inspired temperance movement transformed America.” - TGC
“On May 18, 1927, a deranged and embittered farmer named Andrew Kehoe committed the worst school mass killing in American history.” Intellectual Takeout
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