There are moments when I almost despair at the state of Christianity in the United States. The percentage of Americans with no religious affiliation continues to increase, while the share of those identifying as Christian and attending worship services declines. … Continue reading Only by Prayer
On January 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Roe v. Wade. The court declared that the Constitution confers a right to abortion through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. That decision governed American … Continue reading The Story of Abortion in America | Book Review
Independence Day commemorates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. The Declaration is a legal brief, making a case that “these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free … Continue reading The Faith of a Founding Father | Influence Podcast
President Calvin Coolidge delivered this speech at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. ~~~~~ Fellow Countrymen: We meet to celebrate the birthday of America. The coming of a new … Continue reading Calvin Coolidge on the Declaration of Independence
This morning, Facebook put a “memory” in my timeline about a post I wrote three years ago to the date. God is not a Republican. Jesus is not a Democrat. The Holy Spirit is not a moderate. The Church is … Continue reading 5 Obvious But Oft-Ignored Theo-Political Truths
America’s religious landscape is changing. The General Social Survey (GSS), sorts Americans into seven religious traditions (RELTRAD): evangelicals, mainline Protestants, Black Protestants, Catholics, Jews, other faith traditions, and nones. Between 1972 and 2018, only two of the RELTRAD categories grew: … Continue reading The Nones | Book Review
February is Black History Month, and in this episode of the Influence Podcast, we’re celebrating the National Black Fellowship of the Assemblies of God, which just completed 40 years of service. I’ll be talking with Bishop Walter Harvey about the … Continue reading Celebrating he National Black Fellowship of the Assemblies of God | Influence Podcast
On June 4, North Central University hosted the funeral for George Floyd. NCU is an Assemblies of God school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the days that followed the funeral, my Facebook timeline was filled with Christian folk weighing in on … Continue reading Weep with Me | Book Review
Welcome to the 200th episode of the Influence Podcast! I’m George P. Wood, executive editor of Influence magazine and your host. In this episode of the Influence Podcast, I’m talking to Dr. Mark Noll about the rise and fall of … Continue reading The Rise and Fall of “Evangelical America” | Influence Podcast
American Christians, generally speaking, are ignorant of the history of their own religion in this country, let alone of other religions here. This is not due to a lack of excellent scholarly resources. If anything, there is a surfeit of … Continue reading America’s Religious History | Book Review
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