The Famished Patriot

I posted something on Facebook today that received fairly positive comments. All were positive actually. But some did question my premise that the American seedbed of liberty was planted and cultivated by the colonial church. This is a premise I have long held and I am going to take a few minutes to share a […]

Every year, on the final Monday in May, Americans pause to honor all of those who “died while in the military service.” There is no greater gift one can give to his or her country. From the brave ones who fell from the first shots fired at Lexington-Concord, to the latest American casualty brought home […]

Some of you know of my involvement with the Manassas Tea Party. All of you have no doubt heard about the IRS’s intimidation tactics against the Tea Parties and other Constitution-supporting, patriotic groups. What you may not know is that our local Manassas Tea Party organization (MTP) was involved in the ACLJ lawsuit. Since February […]

We 21st century American Christians are, on the whole, woefully ill-equipped when it comes to understanding things like inalienable/unalienable rights. Perhaps it is more accurate to say that we have not been trained in these areas at all, or at least if we have, such training has not come from our churches. There is a […]

I submit to you that there was but one element missing in this year’s election process. And it is the sole reason our incumbent Commander-in-Chief was returned to the White House for another four years. The missing element? Virtue. Virtue has all but disappeared from our American landscape. Virtue is out of vogue. Virtue is […]

I had the privilege of hearing Virginia’s Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli, speak at a pastor’s luncheon on Wednesday, September 5th in Landsdowne, VA. I found great inspiration in his words and in this brief blog post, I will do my best to recap his message for you. Mr. Cuccinelli spoke for about forty-five minutes, focusing […]

We are the patriots—the ones who have the heavy lifting to do. The mess in which we find ourselves today is of our own doing—well ours and our parents’ and our grandparents’. Few of us actually tended to our republic as Ben Franklin had admonished. We did not take our responsibilities for self-government very seriously, […]

Authentic. Genuine. Real. I like these words. My inspiration for this new series titled The Patriot came almost immediately after I began writing The Famished Patriot blog. That was nearly eight months ago. The word “patriot” has intrigued me for a while now, and I wanted to explore it more fully. As I began to […]

A couple of blog posts back, I used the phrase “Christian nation.” I received some comments on my use of the phrase (though none critical per sē) and decided that rather than attempt to answer them in the comments section, I would create a new post. That way, we can all take a fresh stab […]