Religion of the Founders Were the Founders of the United States “Deists” or True Christians?
EDITORIAL Rev. Dan Prout, Sierra Ministries International From time to time discussion returns to the question of the religion of the Founders of the nation. Frequently it is said they were Deists, not orthodox Christians. The intent of this article is to bring historical evidence to the matter. First, a definition of modern Deism is […]
A Plan for All Seasons as Churches forfeit their role
Rev. Dan Prout, Sierra Ministries International As parents and grandparents, teachers and pastors, business men and business women, we have collectively deprived our society of the most essential source of life-sustaining truth. Somewhere along the way in recent decades, we slowly slipped into thinking the Bible is for church, Sunday School, and youth […]
Perfect Storm for America
Rev. Dan Prout, Sierra Ministries International The term Perfect Storm came into modern usage in 1997 when Sebastian Junger published his creative, non-fiction book about the intense weather event which hit New England and the North Atlantic in 1991. Three meteorologic factors came together, merging into one massive, powerful cyclone. Officially a hurricane, […]
Jesus v. Caesar
Rev. Dan Prout, Sierra Ministries International One of Jesus’ most famous statements is recorded in Matthew 22:21, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and give to God what is God’s.” The Lord was responding to a Pharisee trap question regarding the legitimacy of paying taxes to the civil government. The verse often has […]
