Posts by Mark Tapscott
FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Patrick Henry on the Necessity of Virtue for Freedom
(308 WORDS) — Patrick Henry, the eloquent and fiery Virginia orator is best known for his “Give me liberty or give me death” declaration before the Virginia colonial legislature meeting at Williamsburg. But Henry was even more passionate and committed to his faith in Jesus Christ as his divine Lord and Savior, and that faith…
Read MoreWHY ISRAEL MATTERS: Liberty Counsel Chief to Speak About Israel on Capitol Hill
(456 WORDS) — Liberty Counsel founder and chairman of Mat Staver will address the issue of “Why Israel?” Wednesday at 12:30 pm at the Faith & Liberty Ministry Center located at 109 2nd Street NE in the townhouse with the 10 Commandments in the front yard immediately behind the Supreme Court building. Staver is fifth…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Maryland ‘s Charles Carroll on Faith and Freedom
(QUICK READ) — Charles Carroll of Carrollton is notable in the American Revolutionary period for several things, including the fact he was not actually present at the time of voting on the Declaration of Independence, but he signed it anyway after arriving late. He did so despite knowing that putting his name on the Declaration,…
Read MoreMUSEUM OF THE BIBLE To Host Multiple Events Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday
(841 WORDS) — Imagine it is November 1620 and you have travelled thousands of miles across a mostly uncharted ocean in a wooden sail boat measuring roughly 100 feet long and only 25 or so feet wide. This craft was so small that a typical severe North Atlantic storm could easily have been the end…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: DeTocqueville on the Faith of Americans
(QUICK READ) — Alexis DeTocqueville, the French historian and diplomat, was not among the men in the generation of our founders, but he was among the most perceptive observers ever of their work. He toured America in the early years of the 19th century and wrote the classic “Democracy in America,” in which he made…
Read MoreTESTIMONIES: Synagogue Cantor Found What She Was Missing in Jeshua
(11:19 VIEWING) — One for Israel, which is a ministry sharing the Gospel with Jews living in Israel and elsewhere around the world, has posted many inspiring, informative, convincing testimonies. But this one from a young lady who grew up having her Synagogue as the center of her live is intensely spiritual, and self-examining. As…
Read MoreHE IS RISEN: Why You Must Decide Who Jesus Is
(Editor’s Note:) — This essay originally appeared on Tuesday, June 9, on Substack where prolific author/thinker/analyst/evangelist/entrepreneur/activist Rod Martin does much of his best writing. Today is Friday, June 12, and the day HillFaith.org posts the longest article ever to appear on this site. It’s here today because of both the messenger and the message. Rod…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Samuel Adams, Patriot Revolutionary and Man of Faith
(QUICK READ) — Samuel Adams is often forgotten by comparison to his brother John Adams, who was at the center of so many milestones of the American Revolution, and ultimately became the second President of the United States. But Samuel Adams was there in the beginning of the revolution, being an organizer of the Boston…
Read MoreParticipants Praise HillFaith-Organized VIP Tour for Congressional Staffers of the Museum of the Bible
(504 WORDS) — Washington, D.C. is full of great museums and one of the most fascinating and accessible is the Museum of the Bible (MOTB) located, interestingly enough, close to the U.S. Department of Education in the Southwest area of the national capital. Also within a few blocks of the MOTB is the U.S. Capitol…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Former Chief Justice John Jay on the Historical Accuracy of the Bible
(QUICK READ) — “It is to be regretted, but so I believe the fact to be, that except for the Bible there is not a true history in the world. Whatever may be the virtue, discernment, and industry of the writers, I am persuaded that truth and error (though in different degrees) will imperceptibly become and…
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