Posts by Mark Tapscott
FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Rev. Jonathan Mayhew on Faith and Liberty
(ONE-MINUTE READ) — “It is my fixed resolution to do all I can for the service of my country, that neither the republic nor the churches of New England may sustain injury. Having been initiated in youth by the doctrines of civil liberty, as they were taught by such men as Plato, Demosthenes, Cicero and…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Bible Verse Inscribed on the Liberty Bell
“Proclaim liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.” — Leviticus 25:10, Inscription on the Liberty Bell. Quotes reprinted in HillFaith’s “The Faith of The Founders” posts are compiled from Benjamin F. Morris’ classic work, “The Christian Life and Character of the Civil Institutions of the United States.” Morris, an historian and pastor, published the first…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: What Four D.C. Memorials Tell Us
(8:20 WATCH) — Whenever the nation’s capital is a topic of conversation, the focus is almost certainly on politics, or the grandeur of the Capitol, or the wealth of historically significant places to visit throughout the metropolitan area. What is likely rarely, if ever, a topic of such conversation is the role of Intelligent Design…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Benjamin Franklin on the Constitutional Convention
(THIRTY SECOND READ) — “I am not to be understood to infer that our General Convention was divinely inspired when it formed the federal Constitution, yet I must own that I have so much faith in the general government of the world by Providence, that I can hardly conceive a transaction of such importance to…
Read MoreINTELLIGENT DESIGN: The Amazing Emperor Penguin of Antarctica
(EIGHT:THIRTY WATCH) — Imagine yourself dropped into an environment in which the daily high temperature rarely gets above zero (in January, the “summer,” it reaches about 20 degrees) and can plunge to -144 degrees at night. But that’s not all to this frigid environment. The winds blow virtually all the time, often reaching hurricane velocities.…
Read MoreQUICK TAKES: Why ‘SURGE’ Explains How The Universe Began
(TWO-MINUTE WATCH) — Did you ever wonder how everything that is came to be? Why is there this huge round ball we call Earth? How all those twinkly things we see up in the night sky got there? Of course you have, if you are honest with yourself. Well, you are in luck today because…
Read MoreFAITH OF AMERICA’S FOUNDERS: Here’s How Noah Webster, the Dictionary Guy, Put It
(30-SECOND READ) — “The Bible was America’s basic textbook in all fields.” – Noah Webster, Our Christian Heritage. Quotes reprinted in HillFaith’s “The Faith of The Founders” posts are compiled from Benjamin F. Morris’ classic work, “The Christian Life and Character of the Civil Institutions of the United States.” Morris, an historian and pastor, published the…
Read MoreTESTIMONIES: Brooke AllsBrooke Was Amazed When God Answered Her Heart’s Deepest Prayer
(15 MINUTE WATCH) — Brooke Allsbrooke is a Messianic Jew. She believes Jesus Christ is indeed exactly what He claimed to be, the way, the truth and the life, and the only way to God the Father. But she wondered if there could ever be a Jewish man who loved Jesus as she did and…
Read MoreGOOD QUESTION: How Much Longer Will This $10 Million Prize Lay There Waiting for a Winner?
(THREE-MINUTE READ) — What would you do if you knew there was a cool $10 million prize available that anybody can win if they can do something evolutionists have assumed happened billions of years ago all by itself? That something would be the process known as “abiogenesis,” which the folks at Britannica define as “the…
Read MoreSECRETS OF THE CELL: Someone Must Have The Answer! (Episode 1)
(FOUR-MINUTE WATCH) — No matter where we look in the modern world, we see machines. All kinds of man-made machines that do wondrous things to improve the quality of our lives, give us more time for rest and relaxation, and provide opportunities unmatched in human history. Check out this photo of biochemist and best-selling author…
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