Bill of Rights Day

Max LyonsRepublishings

This post was written by Dr. Max Lyons, Director of Teaching Services at the Foundation for American Christian Education (FACE). Dr. Lyons is a teacher, curriculum writer, and conference speaker, specializing in the areas of Bible, history, government, law, economics, and Biblical worldview. Max is also a member of the IPS Scholars Council. For more information, please visit the FACE website at www.face.net where you can access additional resources. As a Virginian and an American Christian, I am proud that on December 15, 1791, Virginia became the tenth state to ratify the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the … Read More

Reflections on the Dobbs Decision

Samuel SmithCommentaries

Last month the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Mississippi law banning nearly all abortions in the state. Fierce debate, large protests, and even acts and threats of violence quickly followed, highlighting America’s growing cultural and political division. With many self-proclaimed Christians on both sides of this issue, it is important that we – as principled followers of Christ – set aside our partisan allegiance and personal experiences and consider Dobbs on its Biblical and Constitutional merits. Biblical Merits The central question of the debate over the original Roe v Wade ruling and now the Dobbs v … Read More

The Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrates by Pastor Matthew Trewhella

Brian EschenBook Reviews

During this time of Covid lock-downs and restrictions, you may have read stories about or even seen firsthand local leaders such as sheriffs or city leaders ignoring and refusing to enforce those orders.  What you may not know is that this course of action is born out of Christian doctrine.  More specifically, it is called the “doctrine of the lesser magistrates” or the “doctrine of interposition.”  Pastor Matthew Trewhella in his book (now available at the IPS bookstore), The Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrates, does a tremendous job of clearly explaining the principles of Christian resistance that once were widely known … Read More

Podcast Interview with Heidi St. John

Michael WintherAudio

In this series of podcasts, IPS President, Mike Winther, joins Heidi St. John for two episodes on the “Off the Bench” podcast and one episode on “America’s Town Hall“. You can listen to each episode below. For years, pastors have been telling their parishioners that they cannot speak about political issues, hiding behind their tax-exempt 501(c)3 status. But is that correct? Mike Winther and Heidi St. John talk about this very important topic. How did our country stray so far from the Constitution and from the intended role of government? Put simply, it is a lack of education. Mike Winther … Read More

America’s Choice: Freedom or Tyranny

IPS AdminRepublishings

This article was originally published in December of 2020 by Dr. Marshall Foster, Founder of the World History Institute. Dr. Foster is also a member of the IPS Scholars Council. For more information, please visit www.worldhistoryinstitute.com where you can download this journal and access other resources. We, the American people, are facing a day of decision. Our choice as a people was stated well by President Ronald Reagan: “You and I are told we must choose between a left or right, but, I suggest there is no such thing as a left or right. There is only an up or down. Up to man’s age-old … Read More

President’s Day

Michael WintherPosts

On a day designated as “President’s Day”, I thought it might be good to look at the American presidency.  As my readers know, our Constitution created a federal government composed of three branches: the Legislative, the Executive, and the Judicial.  Currently, the legislative branch is composed of 535 congressmen (435 house members and 100 senators), the Judicial branch is led by only 9 justices, and the Executive Branch is led by a single person.  Because the executive branch is headed by a single person, it is easy to assume that the president is more important or more powerful that our … Read More

What Happened to Separation of Powers?

Michael WintherCommentaries

An IPS Commentary By Mike Winther, President of the Institute for Principle Studies What Happened to Separation of Powers? Much of the news over the past six weeks has focused on the efforts of our governors and our President to contain the impact and the spread of the novel coronavirus.  There is considerable debate about whether the anti-virus measures are too restrictive, too lenient, too early, or too late. There is very little discussion, however, about whether it is appropriate for these executive branch officials to bypass their legislatures to make law. This necessitates a long overdue discussion of law-making … Read More

Crisis, Economics and the Compromise of Principle

Michael WintherCommentaries

An IPS Commentary By Mike Winther, President of the Institute for Principle Studies Crisis, Economics and the Compromise of Principle As I write this, the world is in the middle of the Covid-19 epidemic and Congress has just passed an economic relief bill with an advertised price tag of about 2.2 trillion dollars.  This is an amount roughly equal to 10% of our 22 trillion dollar federal debt.  This debt took 185 years to accumulate and now we are increasing it by 10% in one nearly unanimous congressional vote. In addition, the Federal Reserve is pumping vast amounts of liquidity … Read More