Only an Informed and Involved People Can be Free

When we wonder “why is all this evil upon our nation?” We can easily see that the general eradication of the godly influence of God’s people is because we have forsaken the commission of the Lord to be salt and light… to overcome evil with good… to expose the darkness of our own communities… to rescue those who are perishing because of the evil that is allowed to prevail. So, it isn’t a bad idea to pray about where you can be involved with the work God is doing through his soldiers who are courageous to do all they can to stand against the ‘gates of hell’ as only the Ekklesia is enabled by our risen Lord to do so.

Christmas celebrations Controversy compels Christian considerations

They’ve become so fed up with the modern paganization of Christmas in our society that they’ve stopped participating in Christmas celebrations, thinking of the possibility that some holiday traditions might have their roots in pagan customs. Their sincere hearts want to please God, so they’ve even given up on the idea of trying to “keep Christ in Christmas.” I certainly respect these sentiments, but as with so many things… especially the controversies of our generation… there’s nothing to be gained by allowing a lack of knowledge to destroy our family’s delight with the celebration of our Savior’s birth. The solution to the controversy… like with other controversies… is taking the time to be like the Bereans in the New Testament book of Acts (Acts 17:11) and “test all things” (1 Thes 5:21), searching the Scriptures and digging into history to see what’s true.

Thanksgiving 4 Centuries after Our Pilgrims’ First Celebration #323

To better appreciate the roots of this special season for us as a people, let’s unravel the chain of events that helps us understand the implications of what led to the divinely innovative beginning of a whole new national identity.

Nobody I know does that better than my friend Bill Federer – Listen as he describes parallels between the treacherous 16th century time of the Pilgrims and our time 400 years later.

Could the History of America’s Income Tax System suggest a change is coming?

High on our priority list to find encouragement and perspective in times like these is to constantly regard our Lord’s ownership of everything He owns it all. We should always see ourselves as humble caretakers – stewards – of His property. Scripture repeatedly underscores God’s ownership of everything:
“To the Lord your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, the earth and everything in it” (Deuteronomy 10:14).“The land is mine and you are but aliens and my tenants” (Leviticus 25:23).
Our friend, historian Bill Federer, sent me his link to a YouTube presentation he made about the Interesting History of the Income Tax. It’s so good, I thought you’d like to hear it. So, I’m going to turn our attention today to Bill’s little talk.

Understanding the Culture with historian, Bill Federer – Part 3

Get Wisdom – Hate Every False Way The Bible tells us, “From Your (God’s) precepts I get understanding; Therefore, I hate every false way. (Psalm 119:104) Can there be any better advice than Proverbs 4:7? …

Understanding the Culture with historian, Bill Federer – Part 2

Seeing how notable villains of history built a pattern for modern treachery helps us all identify some of the subtle schemes the devil is using to condition impressionable people to follow immoral, illegitimate elitists until God’s providence uses others to overthrow them. A big part of their strategy is to create discord.

Understanding the Culture with historian, Bill Federer

Today we’ll unpack a treasure of insight of how our enemy has used his number one tool to devastate human lives down through history, and how he’s doing it now. Bill Federer takes us back in time to discover some of the roots that most of us have practically zero knowledge that they ever even happened.