Passing the Buck

Revolutions have never lightened the burden of tyranny; they have only shifted it to another shoulder.

To Be a Spoke in the Wheel of State

There are three possible ways in which the church can act toward the state:

In the first place, it can ask the state whether its actions are legitimate ...

Righteousness Exalts a Nation

Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.

God Alone Is Permanent

David Lawrence--one of my favorite people; he's in heaven now--was the only non-senator who was a member of the Senate prayer breakfast. He never ...

National Idolatry

The chief impediment to religious liberty in our generation is the renewed effort to make of the United States a theocracy rather than the constitutional ...

The Right Relationship of Church and State

The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state.

Guilt Exchange

Western culture has made a fundamental change in its religious base. We have exchanged that One who said, "I am the Truth" (John 14:6) for the ...

A Nation Built on Hope

This nation was built by the power of hope. No painter ever set brush to canvas, no writer ever set pen to paper, no builder ever set brick on brick, ...

Not Strange Bedfellows

Many "sophisticated" political and social commentators complain that issues like school prayer are "distractions" having nothing to ...

Lord of Politics

If Jesus is Lord then he must also be Lord of our politics. That's an unarguable Christian truth--that everybody argues about. ... Too many of us ...