By Bill Federer on January 31, 2012
Editor’s note: February 3 is observed in the United States as “Four Chaplains Day.” The incident it commemorates is often-forgotten, but deserves to be known by everyone. Plan now so you can share the details below with your class, Bible club, or Sunday school in a meaningful way. CTA offers many value-priced products designed to [...]
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By Bill Federer on January 15, 2011
Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929. A minister like his father and grandfather, he pastored Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama and Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Early in his career, he rose to prominence in the civil rights movement, leading the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955 and forming [...]
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By Bill Federer on January 5, 2011
A practicing Quaker and father of seven children, Daniel Anthony owned a cotton mill, but refused to buy cotton from farmers who owned slaves. This principled atmosphere, the atmosphere in which Susan B. Anthony grew up, instilled in her the conviction that everyone is equal before God. Her upbringing motivated her to crusade for both [...]
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By Bill Federer on June 30, 2009
This video featuring historian and author Bill Federer presents the Bible and Christianity as the basis and inspiration for the Constitution of the United States of America. Visit Bill Federer’s website: AmericanMinute.com. CTA offers an impressive selection of patriotic gifts that help congregations celebrate God and Country.
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By Bill Federer on June 26, 2009
The Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4, 1776. John Hancock signed first, saying, “The price on my head has just doubled.” Benjamin Franklin urged unanimity, saying, “We must hang together or most assuredly we shall hang separately.” While many Americans know at least that much about the Declaration of Independence, we may not [...]
Posted in God and Country, Independence Day, Ministry, Pastor, Patriotism, Sermon Ideas Tagged America, Benjamin Franklin, Declaration of Independence, Fourth of July, God Almighty, John Adams, John Hancock, Samuel Adams
By Bill Federer on June 25, 2009
The Constitutional Convention deadlocked over how large and small states could be represented equally. So troubling grew the dilemma that some delegates gave up and left. Then, on June 28, 1787, 81-year-old Benjamin Franklin stood up to speak. Shortly thereafter, the U.S. Constitution became a reality. As recorded by James Madison, here’s what Franklin said: [...]
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By Bill Federer on June 24, 2009
“The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” This famous quote is attributed to British statesman Edmund Burke, born January 12, 1729. Considered the most influential orator in the House of Commons, Burke stands out in history, for, as a member of the British Parliament, he defended the [...]
Posted in God and Country, Ministry, Pastor, Patriotism, Sermon Ideas Tagged American colonies, British Parliament, Edmund Burke, evil, Fourth of July, good men, House of Commons, liberty, slave trade, triumph
By Bill Federer on June 23, 2009
O thus be it e’er when free men shall stand, Between their loved home and the war’s desolation; Blest with victory and peace, may the Heaven-rescued land, Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation! Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just; And this be our motto IN GOD [...]
Posted in God and Country, Ministry, Patriotism, Sermon Ideas Tagged Fourth of July, in God we Trust, Independence Day, nations motto, patriotic, President Kennedy, President Reagan, President Truman, The National Anthem, US Presidents
By Bill Federer on June 22, 2009
Born February 22, 1732, George Washington was unanimously chosen as the Army’s Commander-in-Chief, unanimously chosen as President of the Constitutional Convention, and unanimously chosen as the first President of the United States. Many of his public proclamations reflected his faith in God. After the Declaration of Independence was read to his troops, General Washington ordered [...]
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By Bill Federer on June 18, 2009
One June 21, 1788, the U.S. Constitution went into effect when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it. The 55 signers of the U.S. Constitution included: 26 Episcopalians; 11 Presbyterians; 7 Congregationalists; 2 Lutherans; 2 Dutch Reformed; 2 Methodists; 2 Roman Catholics; 2 Quakers; and 1 deist. The deist was Dr. Franklin, who [...]
Posted in God and Country, Ministry, Pastor, Patriotism Tagged Fourth of July, God and Country, Independence Day, Patriotism, United States Constitution