Choosing the “Lesser of Two Evils”?

Tweet“He who rules over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.” 2 Sam 23:3 (NKJ) This is the verse upon which Noah Webster based much of his statements about voting. His argument goes something like this: since our form of government grants us the “authority” to select those who will rule over [...]

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Choosing the “Lesser of Two Evils”?

Tweet“He who rules over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.” 2 Sam 23:3 (NKJ) This is the verse upon which Noah Webster based much of his statements about voting. His argument goes something like this: since our form of government grants us the “authority” to select those who will rule over [...]

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Political Wisdom from Dr. Noah Webster: Defining Politics

TweetI will often ask my students if they know who Noah Webster is. Their response, unfortunately, is usually: “Yeah…he’s the dictionary guy.” That used to make me sad, but now I take delight in introducing him to them. Most are totally unaware of the vast impact, direct and indirect, which he had upon the founding [...]

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Political Wisdom from Dr. Noah Webster: Remedy for Political Evils

TweetIn my last blog, we peeked into Webster’s 1834 Value of the Bible and Excellence of the Christian Religion and his commentary on public evils. His next entry is entitled “Remedy for Public Evils” and it won’t surprise us where Webster finds both the fault and the solution. Here is his commentary. I implore you [...]

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Political Wisdom from Dr. Noah Webster: Political Evils

TweetIn 1834, Noah Webster published a book with this title: Value of the Bible and Excellence of the Christian Religion: For the Use of Families and Schools. To show the relevance of this book to our time, look at the “advertisement” from the original book (similar to the front flap on a book cover today): [...]

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Political Wisdom from Dr. Noah Webster: How to Vote

Tweet“When you become entitled to exercise the right of voting for public officers…God commands you to…” This is how Noah Webster began advice number 49 in his “Advice to the Young”, Chapter XIX of History of the United States, 1833. In it you will find that he does not advise them to weigh the candidates [...]

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Political Wisdom from Noah Webster

TweetRemembering October 16, 1758…Happy Birthday, Noah! On this very day, 250 years ago, one of my favorite founding fathers was born into the Webster family, bearing his father’s name, Noah. He would become a major influence in the early formation of this nation, although most today only associate his name with the dictionary. In reality, [...]

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The Real Cause of the Financial Crisis: Testosterone

TweetI was very proud of a former student who called my attention to an article that was posted last Tuesday on Scientific American’s news blog and later ran in USA Today. It appears we have found the culprit in our current financial crisis: men and their pesky hormone, testosterone. The conclusions come from examining the [...]

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Rock or Sand

TweetLast week, to help my seminary students build discernment, I read an excerpt from the headline story in Tuesday’s newspaper. We wanted to find the underlying truth claims that lurk between the lines. In this case, the story was stating that the stock market had taken a nosedive because Congress had voted down a massive [...]

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