Posts by Mark Tapscott
FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Dr. John West on the Founders and Equality
(QUICK READ) — Dr. John West’s “Endowed by Our Creator” aptly captures the essence of how and why virtually all of the Founders who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and supported ratification of the Constitution in 1787 were advocates of the equality of all men and women: “If all human beings ultimately derive from…
Read MoreTHIS IS HUGE! Don’t Miss the Dead Sea Scrolls on Display Now at the Museum of the Bible
(6:06 VIEWING) — If you are like me, odds are good you have never been up close to an original document somebody wrote more than 2,000 years ago, which was so well-preserved that it remains legible even today. If that sounds like something you would like to do, then head over to the Museum of…
Read MorePeggy Nienaber, RIP
Peggy Nienaber, a dear friend of the HillFaith ministry and much beloved Christian sister, went to be with the Lord forever at 10:25 pm April 7. She had fought valiantly in the final weeks of her life as Pancreatic Cancer and other complications took their toll on her physical body. Peggy is among the most…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Alexander Hamilton Examined the Evidence for Christianity and Believed
(QUICK READ) — Alexander Hamilton was born as an illegitimate child on the Caribbean island of Nevis. His father was James Hamilton, a Scots merchant, and his mother was Rachel Faucett Lavien, who was an English-French Huguenot. Abandoned by his father, Hamilton was raised by his mother. Hamilton’s origins did not prevent his rise through…
Read MoreEASTER ISSUES 2026: What Happened When the Thief on the Cross Arrived at Heaven’s Gate?
Pastor Alistair Begg describes what happened after the thief on the cross who repented of his sins and asked Jesus to take him with Him to heaven actually appeared at the Gate of Heaven. Begg is a bit tongue-in-cheek but he uses the illustration to make a fundamentally important point. Enjoy! And The Rest…
Read MoreEASTER ISSUES 2026: What Reagan Said About Good Friday
(QUICK READ) — Former President Ronald Reagan was from the generation of American men who didn’t often speak publicly about their Christian faith. That was a private matter for them. But Reagan did after becoming the nation’s Chief Executive occasionally did speak of his faith. Here’s what he once said about Good Friday: “I still…
Read MoreEASTER ISSUES 2026: Why You And I Are Both Thieves On The Cross
(578 WORDS) — Today is Good Friday, the day Jesus Christ was convicted in a kangaroo court for telling the truth about Himself, tortured mercilessly until His back was torn to a hideous bloody mass of skin and muscle ribbons, and then finally brutally nailed to a cross where He suffered for hours till His…
Read MoreWHAT WOULD YOU SAY? Easter Issues 2026 – Is Jesus’ Resurrection Fact or Fiction?
(SIX-MINUTE WATCH) — Today is Good Friday, the day in history when Jesus Christ was subjected to multiple kangaroo court trials, sentenced to die for telling the truth about Himself, grievously tortured, then nailed to a cross where he died in a few hours. With any other individual, such a gruesome death would have been…
Read MoreEASTER ISSUES 2026: The Monarch Butterfly’s Demonstration of The Resurrection Miracle
(2:18 VIEWING) — Monarch butterflies are beautiful creatures, but you may not know how their resurrection wings point us to the central message of Easter Sunday. Even if you do know about this process, you are in for a treat because the following John 10:10 Project/Illustra Media production is a delight to the eyes and…
Read MoreEASTER ISSUES 2026: Did Jesus Disciples Imagine, Or Make Up, the Resurrection Story?
(5:00 VIEWING) — It is a familiar assertion among older critics of Christianity that the claim about Jesus being resurrected from the dead three days after His crucifixion was the result of a conspiracy among the 11 surviving disciples, either as a way of coping with grief or as a venal means of profiting off…
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