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September 11: Remembering Courage, Renewing Faith
Twenty-five years later, we remember not only what America lost on September 11, 2001, but what ordinary Americans revealed about courage, sacrifice, faith, and freedom. There are moments in life when history suddenly ceases to be something we study and becomes something we experience. September 11, 2001, was such a moment. I was serving on the federal bench at the time, but that morning I was at the University of Florida, where I was teaching future leaders in a law school c
Hon. William Wagner (Ret)
7 days ago
September 11: Remembering Courage, Renewing Faith
Twenty-five years later, we remember not only what America lost on September 11, 2001, but what ordinary Americans revealed about courage, sacrifice, faith, and freedom. There are moments in life when history suddenly ceases to be something we study and becomes something we experience. September 11, 2001, was such a moment. I was serving on the federal bench at the time, but that morning I was at the University of Florida, where I was teaching future leaders in a law school c
Hon. William Wagner (Ret)
7 days ago
Starting a New School Year at a Christian University
What makes Christian higher education genuinely Christian? At Spring Arbor University, the answer begins with a community of learners committed to pursuing truth under the lordship of Jesus Christ. There is something special about the beginning of a new school year. Here at Spring Arbor University in Michigan, our campus has come alive again. Students walking to class. Professors meeting new students. Athletic teams competing. Friendships beginning. Chapel brings the communit
CHOOSE WITH CARE HOW YOU BUILD
“Let each builder choose with care how to build.” – 1 Corinthians 3:10 Welcome to a new year at Spring Arbor University!* There is an ancient prayer from the end of Psalm 19 that some of you have heard hundreds of times. Growing up, my pastor recited it each week, just before his sermon: “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.” For thousands of years, those two things have naturally belonged toget
Dr. Corey Ross
Sep 8
We Were Created to Work
A Labor Day Reflection on Work, Calling, and the Glory of God Each year on Labor Day, Americans rightly pause to honor the men and women whose work built our communities, sustained our families, strengthened our economy, and helped make this nation great. But for the Christian, Labor Day invites us to consider something deeper. We were created to work. Properly understood, work is part of God's design for human life. Work is not something to endure so that we can enjoy the we
Restoring Parents to Their Rightful Place in American Education
An Analysis of the Education Freedom Tax Credit -- A significant new chapter in American education policy is about to begin. Last year, Congress enacted the nation's first federal tax-credit program supporting educational choice. As implementation approaches, the Education Freedom Tax Credit provides an important opportunity to consider what good governance requires when government acts in a sphere where the rights and responsibilities of others precede the State. Indeed, th
A Court Draws a Line in Nigeria—and Liberty Gains Ground
If you follow our work here at all, good news from Nigeria has been painfully scarce. For years, the story has been one of murdered worshipers, kidnapped schoolchildren, displaced villages, intimidated converts, and a government too often unwilling, or unable, to secure justice. Against that dark background, a recent Federal High Court ruling deserves more than passing notice. It is a genuine victory for religious freedom, human dignity, and the Rule of Law. The case concerns
Why Government Cannot Define Religious Exercise
Reflections on Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission The American constitutional order begins with the first principle that civil government may exercise only limited power. Among the most important of those limits is that government holds no authority to define authentic religious belief or determine how citizens must express their faith. Such belong to God, and to the religious communities that seek to obey Him. Whenever the State a
The Freedom to Associate Without Fear
Reflections on First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. v. Davenport Every generation must decide whether liberty is an inherent right bestowed by our Creator or a privilege bestowed by government. As I've often noted, the American Founders answered that question with remarkable clarity. The Declaration of Independence proclaims that all persons “are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights” and that governments are instituted not to create those rights but
When Faith Meets Doubt
Why Honest Questions Need Not Defeat Christian Faith Every sincere Christian eventually encounters moments when faith is tested by doubt. Sometimes doubt arises intellectually. We confront a difficult question about Scripture, suffering, science, history, or the existence of God and discover that the answer does not come easily. At other times doubt is deeply personal. A prayer seems unanswered. Tragedy strikes. God appears distant. What we know to be true suddenly does not f
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