Before John Adams was president, he drafted the state constitution for Massachusetts. In it, he wrote that slavery was a violation of state law. A majority of his fellow delegates approved this provision, and that spelled the end of slavery in Massachusetts. The state could make this transition so easily because its slave population was […]
3 Presidents and Race Relations Read More »
Presidential Stories: A Different Kind of Devotional is a book of 90 Scripture-based devotions. What makes the book unique is that the point of each day’s devotion is illustrated with a true story about a President. The reader will get devotions on topics like humility, worship, and forgiveness of enemies. And he or she will
I’m writing this on Presidents’ Day, so I figured I’d dole out some presidential trivia. Abraham Lincoln was an extraordinary leader. Okay people know that. But he was also a great wrestler. Seriously. John Tyler was a pretty unpopular president. When your entire Cabinet quits, you have to admit, it’s not them, it’s you. But
Random Facts about Random Presidents Read More »
A few years ago, I started working on a book about the first several presidents and their faith. As a professional historian and a Christian, the intersection of these two topics intrigued me. Many historians say the Founders were a bunch of Deists who were not that interested in Jesus. Many evangelicals say most of
Why I Wrote “Presidential Character” and What I Learned Read More »
The Washington Redskins stink–again–and it occurs to me–again–that their failures bring me more frustration than their successes bring me joy. It seems like there is a higher truth in there somewhere. Maybe the truth is that we (and by “we” I mean “I”) shouldn’t invest so much mental energy into following sports teams. If you
4 Great Things plus Congress and (sigh) the Redskins Read More »
