Posts by Mark Tapscott
FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Samuel Adams on the Solemn Obligation of Voting
(QUICK READ) — Despite sharing his last name with two future Presidents of the United States, Samuel Adams is known primarily for his key role in encouraging and help grow the movement that brought about the American Revolution. He was a co-founder of the Sons of Liberty, was an organizer of the Boston Tea Party…
Read MoreCONSIDER THIS: Did the Ancient Chinese Know About Jesus?
(13:09) — This will come as a shock to many readers, just as it did to this author, but there is compelling, though not conclusive, evidence that the ancient Chinese worshiped a monotheistic deity, Shangdi, who exhibited characteristics that closely mirror those of Yahweh, the god of ancient Israel. The following video was produced by…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: John Adams on America and God’s Providence
(QUICK READ) — America’s second President was a key influence on the young Thomas Jefferson in drafting America’s Declaration of Independence, but their relationship had ups and (mostly) downs thereafter. Adams was the first Chief Executive to be heavily involved in a partisan political party, the Federalist Party, which advocated an activist central government and…
Read MoreAMANDA REPORTS: North Korea, Sudan, Yemen Among Top 10 Most Dangerous Places for Christians
(591 WORDS) — North Korea ranks as the world’s most dangerous place for Christians to live, followed by Somalia and Yemen, according to the 2026 World Watch List, the latest ranking by Open Doors of the 50 countries most known for encouraging or allowing extreme persecution of followers of Jesus Christ. Following the top three are…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: When Choosing Revolution is Justified for a Christian
(QUICK READ) — Among the rarely discussed aspects of the events that led to the opening of the American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence was the prevalence on colonial Sundays, particularly in New England Congregationalist churches, of the delivery of passionate sermons explaining when a Christian people are justified in throwing off the chains…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: George Mason’s Last Will and Testament
(QUICK READ) — Virginia’s George Mason was not among the signers of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, but he was very much present in the proceedings and thinking that produced it, thanks to his Virginia Declaration of Rights. But Mason’s greatest contribution to the founding era of America was his insistence to James Madison,…
Read MoreEXODUS EXPLORED (Part 2): The Israelites Leave Egypt and Conquer the Promised Land
(4:20 VIEWING) — Physical and written evidence is abundant that the Israelites actually did depart from 400 years of slavery in Egypt and, after a long stint in the Sinai wilderness, arrive in the Promised Land, which was then known as Canaan, between 14th and 12th centuries. In the following Part 2 (of 13) of…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Alexander Hamilton’s Profession of Faith Upon Being Mortally Wounded in a Duel
(QUICK READ) — America’s first Secretary of the Treasury was Alexander Hamilton, a man without whom it is difficult to envision the success of the American Revolution and the creation of the Constitution that created the United States of America. Hamilton was a trusted aide to Gen. George Washington during the war, he and James…
Read MoreINTRODUCTION TO EXODUS EXPLORED: Is the Biblical Account of the Israelites’ Escape From Slavery in Egypt Myth or Fact?
(3:32 VIEWING) — It’s among the most widely known stories from the ancient world, but did the Israelite people become slaves in Egypt after Joseph’s passing and the ascension of a new Pharaoh who knew nothing of how the obscure tribe had come to the land of the pyramids, according to the Old Testament Book…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Benjamin Rush on Christianity and the Republic
(QUICK READ) — Dr. Benjamin Rush was among the most interesting characters among the Founders of the United States of America, playing a key role in the Revolutionary War, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and was active in the constitutional era that began in 1789. Among much else, Rush was an early…
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