Jefferson Reenactor Reads Excerpts from Declaration of Independence
In celebration of our nation’s Independence Day, here is a video of Thomas Jefferson reenactor William Barker reading excerpts from the Declaration of Independence.
Watch below.
Remembering D-Day: President Roosevelt’s Prayer
On June 6, 1944, as Allied forces battled Nazis soldiers in Europe as part of the D-Day invasion, President Franklin D. Roosevelt went on the radio to ask the American people to join him in prayer.
Listen to President Roosevelt’s prayer here:
[audio:http://familycouncil.org/downloads/FDR-D-Day-Prayer.mp3]Read a transcript of the prayer below:
Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity.
Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness in their faith.
A Christian Perspective on History
Recently, Eric Metaxas at the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview released a Breakpoint commentary on how Christians should view history.
Metaxas focuses on the complicated nature of human beings and a renewed interest in Christopher Columbus.
Metaxas writes,
“When Christians speak of ‘fallen human nature,’ we’re not saying that we are incapable of great and good things. We are saying that sin can taint and even undo the good things we desire to do.”
Listen below.
[audio:http://www.breakpoint.org/images/content/breakpoint/audio/2014/052114_BP.mp3|titles=Eric Metaxas – Complicated People Complicated History: The Legacy of Columbus]