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John Diamond

History textbooks are unique from other educational textbooks because history, for the most part, does not need to be re-written, especially by those individuals 200–400 years removed from the actual events. This applies greatly to American history. It is always better to let the actual participants of the era tell …

To my Fellow Clergymen: We live in a very strange and divisive time. No matter the time, as believers in Christ we must respond to the culture of our day with both truth and love (Ephesians 4:15). As we attempt to live up to that Biblical mandate, we must recognize …

There has been much speculation about why Bill Gates is leading such an enormous push for everyone on the planet to be vaccinated against a virus that according to President Trump, “over 99.98 percent of those under the age of 50 make a full and quick recovery.” There are many …

“Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.” -Proverbs 30:5 Are you having a hard time reading the entire Bible in a year? Do you consider the Old Testament archaic and irrelevant for your life as a New Testament believer? …

“Grant me justice against my adversary… And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly.” -Luke 18:3-8 Since the start of the …

In the days of Christ, an Ekklesia (translated Church in English), was a political, judicial and government term. It was a political assembly of citizens of an ancient Greek state. It refers to a convening of citizens to discuss legal matters and handle the administrative affairs of government. It was a place …

“For nothing is secret that will not be revealed, nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light.” -Luke 8:17 As a theologian, I oftentimes get asked “Why would God allow something like the Corona Virus” or “What do you think God is doing by allowing this …

“The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10) Two people recently died and multiple others were injured in a stabbing on Sunday night at Grace Baptist …

“We will take America without firing a shot” – Former Soviet Union Premier of the Nikita Khrushchev In the early to mid-1980’s, I spent eight years during the height of the Cold War learning how America’s enemies, the Communists, operate. Former Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev once proclaimed “We will …