Teddy’s Ten Commandments: The Core of President Theodore Roosevelt’s Approach to Life and Government
In 1899, New York Governor Teddy Roosevelt offered advice for the students at Mount Pleasant Military Academy. The legendary leader of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, known as the Rough Riders, drew from a rather surprising source—the revelation at the foot of another mountain, Sinai, three thousand years prior. “I urge you to have the widest toleration in…
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George Washington’s Favorite Bible Verse
I once heard a story from an art teacher who led a college group on a tour of the great cathedrals of Europe. After visiting several, some students asked why so many paintings featured a woman with a baby. Several historians see a parallel in their field. As our culture has become more secular, we are losing touch with the…
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Transform your life through knowledge
Did you know that in Uruapan, Mexico, the world’s largest cup of hot chocolate was prepared, and it contained 1,272 gallons of deliciousness? Did you also know that the largest olive salad in the world was prepared in Tacna, Peru, and it weighed 1,739 pounds? Also, did you know that it is very likely that knowing these curious facts will…
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How to Pick the Right Reading Plan for Your Group
I was barely a teenager when I dove into my first one-year Bible reading plan. My text was the Good News Bible—a gift from my father who believed I would enjoy its ease of readability and simple drawings. He was right. Night after night, I pulled that cream-colored, hardback Bible off my nightstand and laid in bed, reading as much…
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Christians are indistinguishable…
How would you describe a Christian? How would your neighbor describe you? How are you known at your workplace, or where you study? That might be a risky question to ask depending on the audience! In one way or another Christians are described every day and in every way. Some of the answers might make us feel proud. Some of…
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How to Live Out Biblical Hospitality
In our marriage vows, my husband and I pledged to open our home to friends, family, and strangers. We incorporated this call to hospitality through the reading of 1 Peter 4:8-11. Admittedly, our vision of hospitality mostly looked like dinner parties and backyard barbecues—it was limited to the “fun” kind. But the thing about hospitality that we soon learned, is…
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How We Ought to Hear and Read the Word of God
In my spiritual journey, reading Scripture has been the source of great blessing and instruction. St. Paul, in his letter to his young protégé Timothy, wrote: “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching the truth, rebuking error, correcting faults, and giving instruction for right living, so that the person who serves God may be fully qualified…
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