Finding the Founders

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Understanding Our Rights Mar 29, 2022

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The Founding Fathers believed that all men are entitled to certain rights and privileges. What specific rights did they have in mind? On whose authority are those rights granted? And what is the extent of those rights? We owe it to ourselves and each other to understand these concepts so essential to the idea that is America. More than that, knowing them, we have an obligation to apply them.

All Men Are Created Equal Mar 22, 2022

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The Founding Fathers said that all men (and they meant all people) were created equal. But how do we reconcile that with the fact that women weren't allowed to vote in early America, or that slavery existed for nearly a hundred years thereafter . . . and many of the Founders owned slaves themselves? I address those challenges, and also examine what the Founders meant by equality. There's one word (and one concept) at the root of the meaning, a word and concept many deny today, but one that is deeply imbedded in Scripture, which validates the Founders' claim.

Self-Evident Truths Mar 15, 2022

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The second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence makes several truth claims with huge repercussions. If what the Founders claimed to be true is in fact false, the American ideal crumbles away and our country isn't worth any more than the geography that delineates it. But if the Founders were right, if their truth claims are proven true, then America is the greatest place on earth, and Christians ought to be more enthusiastic about it than anyone. Join me as we start to examine the Founders' claims, holding them up to the ultimate source of truth, the Bible.

Faith of Our Fathers Mar 08, 2022

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The popular narrative today says that the Founding Fathers were irreligious men who, inspired by worldly ideas, formed a secular nation. This episode confronts that lie with just a small sample of quotes from the Founders, revealing that they were deeply religious men who held a Judeo-Christian worldview and built America upon biblical ideas. But don't take my word for it; take theirs!

Christian Faith & American Patriotism Mar 01, 2022

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Before I get too deep into this podcast, I want to head off potential misconceptions by addressing the interplay between Christian faith and American patriotism. Are they interchangeable terms? Some people use them as such. Or are they completely incompatible? Many Christians act like it. Join me as I define these terms and examine how Christian faith and American patriotism connect . . . and how they do not.

Introduction Feb 22, 2022

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In this episode, I explain what I mean by "Finding the Founders" and introduce the listener to me, my methods, and my motivation.

Trailer Feb 11, 2022

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