The Importance of Understanding History (Part One)

The Importance of Understanding History (Part One)

In a talk he gave recently, Gary discusses the importance of knowing where we’ve been in order to see the way forward. No matter what the Constitution states, ultimately “We the people” are the ones who decide. The Constitution could declare that God is sovereign over our nation’s civil governments, and the people could still ignore this truth. All 50 states mention God in some way or anothe [...]

The (Sad) State of Education

The (Sad) State of Education

Gary discusses the current state of education in public schools and universities. The biblical view of the future presents the truth that history is moving forward, and every Christian is responsible before God to show himself a good and faithful steward of his God‐given gifts. God requires an accounting. The kingdom of God has purpose because God directs its every movement. History is not bound b [...]

How Good Were the ‘Good Old Days’?

How Good Were the ‘Good Old Days’?

• “In 1905, a Vermont doctor and his chauffeur were the first to successfully drive a car across the country from San Francisco to New York. It took them 63 days. Today you can fly cross-country in a matter of hours while using wireless Internet.” — David Bahnsen • “Nothing is more responsible for the Good Old Days than a bad memory.” • Everybody is always talking about ‘the good old days,’ and a [...]

The Rod and the Staff

The Rod and the Staff

Gary discusses Christian worldview, the pastorate, and current events. Government consists of sovereignty (legitimacy to rule: Romans 13:1), representation (accountability to the rule of another: Exodus 18:17- 23), law (a moral code by which to rule: Romans 13:4), jurisdiction (authority to enforce sanctions in the name of the ruler: 1 Peter 2:13-14), and continuity (stability and longevity of gov [...]

On What Are You Standing?

On What Are You Standing?

In the 1950s, the John C. Winston Company, later to become part of Holt, Rinehart and Winston, published “Adventures in Science Fiction,” a series of juvenile hardcover novels that made up a collection of thirty-six books. Some of the world’s greatest science fiction writers got their start with the series: Arthur C. Clarke (best known for 2001: A Space Odyssey), Ben Bova, Lester Del Rey, Donald W [...]

God, Government, and America's Christian Heritage

God, Government, and America's Christian Heritage

Gary is interviewed by Ricardo Davis from the Constitution Party of Georgia. Faith gives meaning to life. To determine the faith of a nation look to its institutions. The people, documents, institutions, educational establishments, courts, and halls of government will speak volumes regarding a nation’s faith and its religious commitment. What faith did America exhibit in its earliest days? Was it [...]

The Consequences of Not Preaching Politics from the Pulpit

The Consequences of Not Preaching Politics from the Pulpit

I heard a pastor say that the Session of the church where he was being considered as a pastor would not be permitted to preach on politics. He agreed with the restriction. This was troubling to me. No one can preach through the Bible and ignore politics. The Bible is filled with politics. There are two books of the Old Testament named Kings. The books of Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First and Second [...]

Sacred, Secular, and the Myth of Neutrality

Sacred, Secular, and the Myth of Neutrality

Gary is interviewed by Pastor William Ochoa from Guatemala about presuppositional apologetics. All of us think in terms of worldviews. A worldview is the way each of us looks at and evaluates everything that is seen, experienced, or thought about. Worldviews have been described as a web of beliefs that we carry around in our heads that becomes an “interconnected system of all that we believe. Tied [...]

Important Facts in the Book of Revelation

Important Facts in the Book of Revelation

Gary gives an overview of the book of Revelation and helps readers to put the confusing book into perspective. From the very beginning, cranks and crackpots have attempted to use Revelation to advocate some new twist on the Chicken Little Doctrine: The Sky Is Falling! But, as I hope to show in this exposition, St. John’s Apocalypse teaches instead that Christians will overcome al opposition [...]

Are Only Laws Repeated in the NT Applicable Today?

Are Only Laws Repeated in the NT Applicable Today?

Are we to believe that while laws regarding incest (Lev. 18:8; Deut. 22:30; 27:20) apply in the New Testament (1 Cor. 5:1-2), but laws against sex with animals (Ex. 22:29), abortion (21:22-25), kidnapping (Deut. 24:7), arson (Ex. 22:6), or cursing the deaf or tripping blind people (Lev. 19:14) do not apply? Some might say that most of these are common-sense prohibitions. If this is the argument, t [...]

The Purpose of Church

The Purpose of Church

Gary discusses the need for biblical and worldview teaching and preaching that helps Christians to understand how God’s truth applies and informs every area of life. Does the Bible have a clear standard of ethical behavior that should be followed by sinners everywhere? Why the need to go to general revelation if the Bible already gives an answer? When you lead someone to Christ, do you point [...]

The Date of Revelation: What Do the Sources Say?

The Date of Revelation: What Do the Sources Say?

When you debate a subject, it is incumbent upon you to consider the strongest argument for the opposing position. Anything less than this approach is fundamentally flawed. In addition, failing to inform readers about works on the topic that support the opposing view is nothing less than sloppy scholarship. An example of this is Joel Richardson’s podcast about when Revelation was revealed to John. [...]

Christians, Politics, and the Apostle Paul

Christians, Politics, and the Apostle Paul

Political liberals are more than willing to use every means necessary to get their message out, even breaking tax laws they supported. When, in 1800, President John Adams received a letter from Germany, proposing to send over to this country “a company of schoolmasters, painters, poets, etc., all of them disciples of Thomas Paine,” he made prompt and emphatic reply as follows: “I had rather counte [...]

Pastors and the Pulpit

Pastors and the Pulpit

For decades, pastors have been timid about preaching politics from the pulpit. The Old Testament prophets would have been stunned by such timidity. Many modern-day churches believe they have good biblical reasons for not addressing politics. They believe they are prohibited from doing so because it will jeopardize their tax-exempt status. It won’t, but even if it did, so what? Faithfulness to the [...]

Billionaires and Trillionaires

Billionaires and Trillionaires

Gary responds to recent criticisms about certain rich people in America and whether they “need all that money.” The modern world has debased its coinage. No nation’s mint issues silver coins as common coinage—only as collectibles. By the mid-1960’s, silver coins were replaced by central bank counterfeits. In 1965, most money was not coinage, as is true today. Most money was a combinati [...]

Some Thoughts on America’s Christian Heritage

Some Thoughts on America’s Christian Heritage

In 1783, at the close of the war with Great Britain, a peace treaty was ratified that began with these words: “In the name of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity. It having pleased the Divine Providence to dispose the hearts of the most serene and most potent Prince George the Third, by the Grace of God King of Great Britain.”[1] The treaty was signed by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay [...]

An Eschatological Worldview

An Eschatological Worldview

Gary reveals that he is considering having a prophecy conference in the Nashville area next summer. 2 Corinthians 7 begins: “Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God” (v. 1). “These promises” were made to Israel, and yet Paul applies them to the church at Corinth (1:1). There is no mention of [...]

Thomas Paine and the American Founding

Thomas Paine and the American Founding

Thomas Paine is often called a Founder of the American Republic. But is it the Paine of Common Sense or the Paine of The Rights of Man (1791) and The Age of Reason (1793-94)? Since Common Sense was written on the eve of the Revolution and The Rights of Man and The Age of Reason were written after the ratification of the Constitution, we should begin with Common Sense. Paine’s Common Sense put fort [...]

America Began With the Colonies

America Began With the Colonies

Gary discusses the early history of the colonies, and how they founded their laws and constitutions on the Bible. A misconception is held by many that the drafting and signing of the Declaration of Independence was the beginning of our nation. Abraham’s Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” (Nov. 19, 1863) contributes to the confusion with the opening line: “Four score and seven years ago our fathers bro [...]

Was It Right to Lie to Nazis?

Was It Right to Lie to Nazis?

A World magazine article (July 2026) caught my attention with the title “When Nazis are at the Door” and with this question: “Is lying ever justified?” The topic related to how to answer Nazis who asked if there were any Jews in the house. The author of this article claims that it’s never right to lie, even if the result may lead to a person’s death. But wasn’t hiding Jews rebelling against a lawf [...]