Independent and Ruined I have seen the American flag in some awesome places. Surrounding the Washington monument, flapping in the breeze, on the back of a fire engine following 9/11. I have seen it draped across the coffin of members of my family. I am a patriotic American who has participated in and partaken of the American spirit… Read More
Book Review: Satan: His Personality, Power and Overthrow Many of the works of E.M. Bounds are still in print today, but three books, one which was among the only two published during his lifetime, have not been reprinted. Bounds, Satan: His Personality, Power and Overthrow,1 published after his death is one of his books not currently reprinted. In Satan, Bounds is interested in… Read More
God Has A Personal Name And It Is Yahweh How well do you think you know God? Do you think it is possible for anyone to know His name? Is His name God? It might shock you to know that according to the Scripture we can know His name, and that there is much for us to learn from this disclosure. 2 God spoke… Read More
Book Review: Revivals, Awakenings and Reform From a historian’s perspective William McLoughlin 1 sets out to analyze the phenomena of spiritual awakening and define it from a multi-disciplined point of view. As recorded in the foreword, McLoughlin takes Paul Tillich’s statement, “that religion is the soul of culture and culture the form of religion” (vii) literally. He is more interested in… Read More
Book Review: Pilgrims In Their Own Land In Pilgrims in Their Own Land 1 Martin Marty catalogs the history of religion in the United States. Marty traces the pilgrimage of immigrants to American soil while paying close attention to their religious beliefs and practices. After examining each group’s religious beliefs, he then explores the interplay between new beliefs and those that were… Read More