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It is not a stretch to say that America is not what it used to be. Many American Vision regulars will readily identify with the sentiment. What needs to be pushed, however, is a reminder about how and in what ways we have changed. The program we have followed and where we have ended up [...]
Full Story » Researching some basic Bible verses that relate to prophecy and millennial views will often lead to a shaking of the head, not only due to the many past blundered predictions (of which there are many) of some interpreters, but also due to the nearly comical distortions foisted upon Biblical imagery. This latter class of foibles [...]
Full Story » Here in the Atlanta area we are suffering from gas shortages. We are one of a few pointed regions of the Southeast (also particularly Nashville and the Carolinas) that has experienced a squeeze at the pumps since Hurricane Ike (we have no local refineries, and our gas is trucked from one main pipeline that routes [...]
Full Story » For those who trust in man, man shall be their destruction. For those who trust in politics, politics shall be their judgment. There is the line attributed to the classic cynic H. L. Mencken, “Democracy is the theory that the common people know what They want, and deserve to get it good and hard.” Isaiah [...]
Full Story » During this last month or so around American Vision we have experienced greater than average blessing in that three babies have been born to staff members, the third coming just a few days ago. All is fine, all are healthy, and everyone rests thankful (though, perhaps, “rests” is not the best word to use when [...]
Full Story » It was in the midst of a great depression. Famine and drought had swept the land; food shortages squeezed towns and families; prices skyrocketed; the effects were international; complaining echoed across workplaces and markets; social unrest was building. Something had to be done. Everyone looked to the one place which had reserves (built by prior taxation): the government.
Full Story » Religious thinkers and activists like our good friend Jim Wallis and Tony Campolo are lifting up the Biblical injunction to help the poor as a means of mobilizing Christians against budget cuts to social programs and growing inequality. — Barack Obama
Full Story » Here at American Vision we believe that faithful Christians must apply Biblical thought to every area of life. Our Vision is An America that recognizes the sovereignty of God over all of life and where Christians apply a Biblical worldview to every facet of society.
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