Providence Foundation 2021 Report from Stephen McDowell

Thank you so much for your support of the Providence Foundation. During the past year we had the opportunity to advance the truth of God in many ways. We continue to produce training materials, teach in many different formats, and disciple current and future leaders. Travel increased as the fears of COVID diminished, while online events continued to increase greatly.

Over the years hundreds of thousands of people have read our books. Many people have written us expressing their appreciation for the truths they have learned and how their lives have been changed. Many of these people have in turn influenced many others. One person who has impacted millions is Dave Meyer, husband of Joyce Meyer, a well-known Christian teacher and author.

Dave recently wrote a book, in which I wrote an endorsement. He sent me a copy with the following personal inscription: “It was your book, America’s Providential History that changed my thinking and therefore my life forever.”

These are very encouraging words to hear from anyone, but especially from Dave who applied his changed thinking by teaching others. Ever since Dave read APH over 20 years ago, he has been teaching at conferences, writing articles and books, and sharing with others the liberating ideas he learned from us. It is encouraging to see how God can take our humble efforts and advance His truth.

A few of the activities your donations enabled us to do include:

International Work

While COVID has affected many in-person meetings, we are doing more distance events than ever. Last year I taught classes via zoom to thousands of people in Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, and other Latin American nations on a variety of subjects, including biblical economics, biblical government, and crime and punishment. Many pastors, educators, and government leaders (including a senator who is running for president in Colombia) participated in these online seminars.

Our books and teachings continue to spread throughout the nations. I have been traveling regularly over the past ten years to Brazil and Latin America, especially working with the Transformation Institute that offers regular classes in biblical worldview. They have trained tens of thousands of people, who are applying the truth they learned in all spheres of life.

Our books have been a key component of their training programs, and many of them have been translated into Portuguese and Spanish. Liberating the Nations was our first book published in those two languages (first in the 1990s with more printings since then). Many other books have followed including The Ten Commandments, In Search of Democracy, Crime and Punishment, and Watchmen on the Walls.

Portuguese edition of Ruling Over the Earth.

Two more of my books were published in Portuguese in 2021: Ruling Over the Earth, A Biblical View of Civil Government and Statism: The Idol of the Modern World. Ruling Over the Earth will be available in Spanish soon as well. My newest book on biblical economics (Stewarding the Earth) is currently being translated into Spanish. It will be used as a textbook for a school of economics in Colombia, plus serve as the source of ideas for classes I will be teaching in 2022 via zoom in Colombia and Spain.

New Books and Products

Our newest book, which has just been published, is on biblical economics. I have been teaching on this subject for many years, but a request from a school of economics in Colombia, South America, for a textbook for their students motivated me to write Stewarding the Earth, A Biblical View of Economics. It is currently being translated into Spanish and will be used all over Latin America and Spain. It presents the principles America and all nations need for economic flourishing.

We printed copies of the revised and expanded version of America’s Providential History, which is available in print and electronic formats. We also published a new Providential Perspective booklet, Turning America Around.

AFA Cultural Institute: American Family Association’s Cultural Institute filmed my talk on “A Biblical View of Civil Government,” and produced a DVD as part of their extensive biblical worldview products. This was the second such DVD we have made in conjunction with AFA.

The Third Education Revolution

The world needs a new paradigm for teaching youth. The secularization of colleges and schools is giving rise to nations abandoning truth and virtue, and in turn, losing liberty and prosperity. That new vision of education is being advanced by numerous leaders throughout the world, and is explained in a new book, The Third Education Revolution. I was privileged to be one of two dozen individuals who contributed to this work edited by Vishal Mangalwadi and David Marshall.

Vishal introduces the concept: “For a thousand years the church has sent students to the universities. It is time for universities to send students to the local church. Imagine that students enroll in accredited universities and schools but attend classes in the local church. Professors come to church online. The poorest students get to learn from the world’s best teachers. Academic Pastors mentor students individually and in small groups. Students save up to 75% on tuition and contribute to their family’s economy. Students who cannot live with their parents, room and board with elders and deacons trained to teach them the necessary life-skills.”

In September I participated in a regional launch event for the Third Education Revolution, along with Vishal and three other contributors. I addressed my contribution to the book: “How the Bible Educated America to Live in Liberty.” Implementation of this new paradigm has already begun in a couple of nations. To learn more, you can order a copy of The Third Education Revolution on our website.

Biblical Worldview Training

including the Sandy Rios Show, AFA’s Today’s Issues, WallBuilders Live, and E.W. Jackson’s radio show. I also taught on numerous phone conferences, including those of Transform USA and E.W. Jackson.

Christian History Tours: As we have done for over 20 years, we conducted two week-long Christian history tours with American Family Association; and as always, we had a bus load of enthusiastic people from all over the United States learn of God’s hand in the founding of America.

These are very informative and fun, so please consider joining us this year. We have the dates for our 2022 Spiritual Heritage Tours. One tour will be of Jamestown, Yorktown and Colonial Williamsburg and the other will be of Washington, D.C., and Mount Vernon. We will do these in mid-June and mid-September and they are back-to-back in case you want to go on both.

Tim Wildmon, President of American Family Association, will host the tours, and I will share the incredible stories of the people, the places and the events that demonstrate God’s hand on America. These tours fill up several months in advance so sign up soon. The website, www.spiritualheritagetours.com, has all the information you need to make your plans now to join us. Please pass this information on to anyone you know who might be interested.

Speaking to a tour group at the Jefferson Memorial.

Legislators’ Project

We reached three new state legislatures (North Carolina, Alaska, and Ohio) with our book The Bible: America’s Source of Law and Liberty, increasing its reach to 22 different states. In 2016 we launched a project to give a copy of our book The Bible, America’s Source of Law and Liberty to all 7383 state legislators in all 50 states. West Virginia State Senator Mike Azinger has partnered with us in this effort, promoting the Legislators’ Project in many venues. After he presented the vision at the National Association of Christian Legislators (NACL) five new state legislators agreed to oversee distribution of the book in their states.

One of those legislators was North Carolina State Senator Ted Alexander, who we had met decades ago when he attended one of our seminars. On a NACL zoom call Senator Alexander held up our book and told the other legislators it was well received by his colleagues and greatly needed today. We are currently working with folks in Louisiana to reach the legislators there. To reach new states we will need to reprint the book, so please pray for the funds to accomplish this (donations have allowed us to give these to the legislators at no cost).

As God allows, we will continue to engage in the battle for our culture in 2022. We have a number of new exciting things already in the works for this coming year that we will share with you about later. Your continued support will assist us in the vital work of biblical transformation. Thank you!

 

In His Service,

Stephen McDowell

President

2019 Report

Greetings! We appreciate your support of the Providence Foundation.

We wanted to share with you a report on some of the things we did in 2019 in order to bring Godly transformation to America and the nations.

 

Pennsylvania Congressman: The Fruit of Providence Foundation Training

Training leaders to transform nations is a part of the mission of the Providence Foundation. Over the decades we have trained thousands of people who have become involved in government via starting political parties, seeking political office, setting up organizations to train youth in governmental affairs, serving in local parties, assisting in political campaigns, teaching others of their civic responsibilities, and much more. One man impacted by our teachings, Lloyd Smucker, is now a United States Congressman.

Over thirty years ago, Lloyd attended a week-long America’s Providential History (APH) instructor training seminar in Charlottesville that we hosted. Eager to make this training available to folks in his home of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, he invited Stephen McDowell, President of the Providence Foundation, to conduct a week-long seminar there. While only about one dozen people attended the in-depth training event, these folks went on to impact many, many people. Some of the folks started an organization – Lancaster County ACTION (Americans for Christian Traditions in Our Nation) – whose mission is to mobilize Christians to be involved in government. Under the leadership of Bob Kettering, ACTION has encouraged and supported hundreds of people to run and win various government offices, local, state, and national.

Stephen spoke earlier this year at a quarterly breakfast hosted by Lancaster County ACTION. The seventy people in attendance, including numerous officials, heard Congressman Smucker share how the seeds we planted nearly 35 years ago helped produce ACTION and his own involvement in government. After the initial APH seminar, Lloyd spent many years in business but then felt called to run for office. He was elected and served many years in state government, and then ran for U.S. Congress about four years ago. He is now serving in his second term. He participates in regular Bible studies with other members of Congress and has invited us to teach this group in the near future.

Congressman Smucker attributed his current service to the training we provided decades ago. It is encouraging to see how God can take our small efforts and produce good fruit. Your support enables us to continue to plant seeds that can produce new organizations like ACTION and new congressmen like Lloyd.

Visit our website for great articles, classes, and resources providencefoundation.com

 

 

Boxing Champion and Filipino Senator Impacted by PF Book

Over the years our books and teachings have inspired myriads of people who have done extraordinary things including: starting new political parties in a number of countries; being elected to local, state, and national government; starting Christian schools; establishing organizations to train youth in biblical worldview; inspiring international Christian leaders to teach about cultural transformation; launching homeschools; producing films and videos on Christian history.

Senator Manny Pacquaio is one man who has been impacted by our book Liberating the Nations. In addition to being a senator in the Philippines, Manny is also a long-time boxing champion. After winning a fight in January, he retained his WBA welterweight boxing title. He has held titles in a number of different weight classes over the years.

Manny Pacquaio retains title in January 2019 (above). Manny holds a copy of our book, Liberating the Nations.

Manny is second on ESPN’s list of top pound for pound boxers of the past 25 years, and is fourth pound for pound boxer of all time! Liberating the Nations has helped Manny develop a biblical philosophy of government, which he has especially used since he was elected to the senate in the Philippines in 2016.

We have taken a number of trips to the Philippines over the years teaching many leaders in the country. Your prayers and support are helping us reach people all over the world who are affecting millions of lives. Thank you so much!

 

 

 

AFA Cultural Institute Films McDowell for New Video

Stephen speaking at the AFA Cultural Institute on George Washington.

In October Stephen spoke in Tupelo, Mississippi, at the American Family Association Cultural Institute on George Washington. He explained why this indispensable man has been called the World’s Apostle of Liberty, and how, in the words of President Calvin Coolidge, “Divine Providence sent him to serve and inspire his fellow men.” A video on his presentation will be available early next year. The presentation is a great supplement to Stephen’s book Apostle of Liberty, The World Changing Leadership of George Washington..

The July 2019 edition of American Family Association’s widely circulated AFAJournal contained an interview with Stephen regarding the biblical foundations of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, as well as the mission and work of the Providence Foundation. Let us know if you would like a copy of this interview.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working with Renewanation to Give Children a Biblical Worldview

Speakers at one of the teacher training camps hosted by Renewanation. Stephen and Jeff Keaton, the founder and president of Renewanation, are on the far right.

The Providence Foundation has been working for the past two years with Renewanation to help give millions of children a biblical worldview. For the second year in a row Stephen was one of the speakers at Renewanation’s Teacher Training Camps held at their facilities near Pikeville, Tennessee. More than 850 teachers and administrators, with more than 9,000 students in their schools, participated, either on-site or via simulcast, in the biblical worldview training camps. Schools are continuing to purchase the simulcast. There were two groups on site at Manderley Camp and more than 21 states and two provinces watching via simulcast.

Stephen’s topics included Integrating Biblical Principles in the Classroom, The Bible: Rock of Our Republic, Teaching History from a Providential Perspective, and Biblical and American Government. If you would like to purchase the 11 sessions of training via simulcast please contact our offices. Renewanation will be offering another Teacher Training Camp August 3-4, 2020, if you want to participate. Contact us for details.

We are happy to send you a copy of The Review, a magazine published by Renewanation, which contains numerous educational articles, including a couple by McDowell. One edition includes “God’s Providence in American History” and another contains an article on “A Nation at Risk,” which shows how textbooks have changed over the years from what was clearly a Christian content to what is now secular. This change reflects the secularization of American education and helps to explain why more and more Americans embrace non-biblical worldviews. Let us know which edition you would like.

 

International

Brazil

Stephen speaking to a large church on the Kingdom of God.

God is doing a special work in a number of nations throughout the world. Brazil and Colombia are two of the countries that are experiencing a huge outpouring of the Spirit of God with millions being converted to Christianity in the past few decades. Brazil has grown from around 6.6% evangelical Christian in 1980 to 22% in 2010 and about 30% today.

Accompanying the growth of Bible-believing Christians is a hunger to understand the mission God has for them to not only transform men but also to transform society. We have been doing extensive work along these lines in both of these countries in the past few years. Some of this work has been mentioned in reports from previous years.

Flyer on transformation seminar.

We continued to work with Rodrigo Tapia and the Transformation Institute, as we have since the Institute began in 2010. In November Stephen spent one week traveling to many cities in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sol, where he conducted a seminar on Biblical Economics and Business, and spoke at four different churches, a YWAM school, and a prayer meeting hosted by the mayor of the city of Gravatai. Stephen’s last speaking event was in the Legislative Assembly in the state of Rio Grande do Sol, where he spoke to dozens of pastors and legislators on foundational principles for transforming the nation. State legislator Tiago Simon sponsored the event and prayed for him at the end.

 

Two more of our Powerpoint Presentations were translated into Portuguese (Economics from a Biblical Perspective and The Kingdom of God) increasing the number of presentations in that language to ten. Two of our books (Liberating the Nations and Watchmen on the Walls) are also available in Portuguese.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transformation of Colombia

Great revival has been occurring in Colombia over the past few decades, and God is now awakening His people to bring biblical transformation to all spheres of life. We have shared in the past of our extensive work in Colombia and that continued during 2019.

In February 2018, Stephen spoke to a rally of Colombia Justa Libres held at Pastor Jhon Milton’s church in Cali. Due to the critical time in Colombia’s history, this pastor felt God called him to seek public office. He is now a senator.

In the past number of years Stephen has made a dozen trips to Colombia training tens of thousands of pastors, teachers, legislators, businessmen, educators and concerned citizens in a biblical worldview.

In addition, Stephen consulted and taught the leaders of the newly formed political party Colombia Justa Libres. In the national elections of 2018 they received over one-half million votes, enough for three senators and one congressman. Since that time CJL has continued to work to enlist and train candidates for office.

In the spring of this year Stephen traveled to Cali speaking on the church and government at a pastor’s conference for the Pacific region of the country. Pastor and Senator Jhon Milton Rodrigez also spoke and was the host of this event that was attended by about 300 pastors from dozens of cities. Stephen has previously spoken a number of times at his church, to both church and political leaders.

The Spanish version of our book Watchmen on the Walls was given to 1500 pastors at a nation-wide conference.

Jhon Milton is one of three newly elected national senators from Colombia Justa Libres. As the party continues to grow they are offering in-depth training courses using recordings of past seminars Stephen and others have done on government, economics, and Biblical worldview. This training is required for those seeking office. It is encouraging to see the understanding and long-term vision the leaders of CJL have for bringing biblical transformation to Colombia. They continue to see victories in elections as well. In October 2019, they won 70 seats in various positions of local and city governments.

To help Christians in Colombia bring transformation, we have had many of our books and materials translated and published in Spanish. These include six books (Watchmen on the Walls, Liberating the Nations, The Ten Commandments and Modern Society, Crime and Punishment, Rendering to Caesar the Things that Are God’s, and In Search of Democracy), three articles, one course manual (Biblical Economics and Business), and 16 PowerPoint Presentations. (All of these resources are now available in electronic format on one memory disk. Some are available in print form in Colombia.) In addition, video recordings of Stephen’s in-depth teachings on government, economics, and education are being offered to folks throughout Latin American.

God is awakening His watchmen in Colombia. Christian leaders in the church, law, education, government, and business are seeking to bring God’s kingdom to the nation. They have just begun and much work remains. Continuing education is vital for them to succeed. Thankfully, many folks are carrying on the task. We are thankful we have been able to play a small part in this historic work and have plans for many future visits.

 

 

 

Japanese Newspaper Interviews McDowell

Wataru Sawamura and Stephen

In August, the American bureau chief for the second largest newspaper in Japan, The Asahi Shimbun (with a circulation of over 6 million), traveled to Charlottesville to interview Stephen about the impact of evangelicalism in America. They discussed the influence of Christianity in our history as well as the status of Christianity today and its effect upon politics and culture. Chief Wataru Sawamura is not a Christian, but he understands, unlike most Americans, that Christianity was central to the founding of this nation. He also sees that Christians are continuing to shape public life today, not only through church work but also by serving in government and other areas of life.

To help him understand more about Christianity and American culture today, Wataru spent an afternoon in September with the American Family Association tour group that Stephen and John were leading. We also gave him many of our books to help him further with the articles he will write. Please pray that he communicates well the truth of Christianity to his large audience in Japan that needs the good news of the Gospel.

 

 

New Books and Publications

  1. Ruling Over the Earth

God owns and ultimately governs the earth. Yet, after creating man He tasked him as His delegated authority to rule over and steward it. God does not leave man to rule according to his own volition but reveals in the Bible everything he needs to know to fulfill his mission, including much information about government. All Christians should learn what the Bible teaches about civil affairs and how to govern biblically. Fulfilling this duty is essential if we are to obey God’s commission to rule over the earth.

Ruling Over the Earth addresses: the origin and meaning of government, the premise of government, spheres of government, the purpose of government, Jesus’ teachings on government, the power and form of biblical government, the relationship of God and government, the model of the Hebrew Republic as an example for today, and Christians’ civil duties.

 

  1. The Forefathers Monument, a Matrix of Liberty

The National Monument to the Forefathers, located in Plymouth, Massachusetts, commemorates the Pilgrims, their planting the colony of Plymouth, and their contribution to the American nation at large. This marvelous eighty-one-foot-tall granite structure also provides a matrix for how to build a free society based upon the biblical ideals and worldview of these early settlers.

The monument is composed of numerous statues; the most prominent is the heroic figure of Faith, standing with her right hand pointed to the heavens and the other holding a Bible. At the base of the pedestal where Faith stands are four seated statues representing Morality, Law, Education, and Liberty—emblems of the principles upon which the Pilgrims built their Commonwealth, each also having a symbol referring to the Bible that Faith possesses.

The monument provides us a matrix of liberty based upon the worldview of our forefathers. Their ideas gave birth to the most free, prosperous, virtuous, and just nation the world has ever seen. If we apply those same principles today and build according to the successful pattern, we can expect the same results.

 

 

 

  1. Pocket-Sized Constitution of the United States

The United States Constitution initiated constitutional government for modern man. When it went into effect in 1789 no nation had such a form of government. Today, about 175 countries have a constitution, most inspired by America’s. However, most of these are short-lived. The average lifespan of a written constitution is only 17 years, making America’s quite exceptional.

The U.S. Constitution has been the underlying basis for our nation’s rule and law. Yet a 2017 survey revealed the unfortunate truth: an alarming percentage of Americans do not know what rights and responsibilities are laid out in the Constitution.

The American Family Association recently produced a pocket Constitution designed to easily be carried with you. This small 48-page booklet contains the Constitution of the United States, the Declaration of Independence, and a special foreword by Stephen McDowell, “Christianity and the Constitution,” which explains the biblical foundations of that document.

  1. Providence Foundation Bookmark

Helpful while reading all the great PF books.

  1. Memory Disk with Resources for Latin America

With our extensive travels to Latin American in the past few years, we have begun to make our many books and PowerPoint presentations available in electronic format via memory disk. Spanish resources include 6 books, 3 articles, one course manual, and 14 PowerPoint Presentations. Portuguese resources include one book and 10 PowerPoints.

  1. National Monument to the Forefathers Replica

This high quality replica of an historic monument located in Plymouth, Massachusetts, is hand sculpted by the world’s best sculptors, carefully molded, and reproduced in high density resin. The best quality possible; 14 inches tall; stone grey color. (PF is one of the exclusive sellers of this replica produced by Kirk Cameron.)

Christian History Tours

Stephen and John McDowell conducted numerous tours of Washington, DC, and Virginia for various groups including the two annual week-long tours we do with Tim Wildmon and America Family Association. Folks from all over the USA attend these tours that we have been doing with Tim and AFA for 20 years. Seeing evidence in our historic sites of how God’s hand was integral to the founding of America continues to make a deep impression upon folks of all ages. These tours are always full, so if you are considering joining us, please sign up early. Visit spiritualheritagetours.com to learn more.

Presentations, Interviews, and Articles

Seminars and presentations were given at numerous churches, schools, and social impact organizations in many states. Stephen was interviewed on a number of radio programs, plus he wrote a number of new articles for our regular emailers, with some being published by AFA and other groups. A number of new PowerPoint Presentations were also produced. We reach tens of thousands of people each month via our bi-weekly email newsletter and almost daily Facebook posts.

Legislators’ Project: 20 States Reached

We continue to distribute our book, The Bible: America’s Source of Law and Liberty, to state legislators. Earlier this year, Missouri Rep. Mike Moon distributed books to 59 newly elected members of the house, having given copies to the incumbents previously. Please consider making a donation toward our Legislators’ Project so we can give copies of this vital book to the leaders in the 30 unreached states. If you know anyone in your state legislature who might be a sponsor to distribute the book, please let us know.

In his cover letter accompanying the book, Tennessee Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey encouraged the senators to read this book saying, “If this state and this nation is to survive into the next generation and beyond, we must all cherish and pass along this great history and heritage.”

Book Publishing and Sales

Since our founding in 1984, we have published about 40 different books, over 20 Biblical Worldview Courses, a dozen videos, and scores of audios and other resources. Over 300,000 of these have been sold in the United States. Our books and materials have been translated into 18 different languages and distributed to more than one million people in about 100 countries.

We hear regularly from folks who have benefited from our books and materials, which always encourages us. Dave Meyer wrote in the spring 2018 edition of “Enjoying Everyday Life” (the magazine of Joyce Meyer Ministries): “It’s been over 20 years since a friend first gave me a copy of the book, America’s Providential History. I’ll never forget how God used it to open my eyes to all of the great and mighty things He did to establish this nation.” Ever since then Dave has taught about America’s Christian history and promoted our book at their conferences, selling over 100,000 copies.

On-Going Classes

  1. Monumental: Restoring America as the Land of Liberty

Since the training course, Monumental, Restoring America as the Land of Liberty, was released over five years ago, thousands of individuals, churches, schools, and study groups have used this to be equipped in biblical principles of liberty. We have received much positive feed-back from participants from the east to the west coasts. Folks in other nations have also enjoyed it.

Many individuals who have gone through the study have set up classes to teach others. Dan from Pennsylvania recently wrote us expressing his desire to train others:

I recently purchased a Monumental DVD training package and am very impressed with the incredible job you and Kirk Cameron have done in the production of this documentary and training course. You are so spot on when describing the founding and the foundation of this great Nation as well as the continuing effort by some to discredit our Founding Fathers and their faith in God. From my first viewing I have been educated and inspired. I want to share this incredible story with as many people as possible. I have taught Bible studies in the past but this is a much different approach than most Bible studies.

After asking questions regarding setting up a class, Dan said,

I thank you and Kirk Cameron from the bottom of my heart for your foresight in the production of this documentary. Every citizen in America needs to see this documentary and know the truth. I want to be a part of making that happen.

Unfortunately this valuable tool is now out of print and the publisher is not certain if they can reprint it, due to the high capital outlay needed to reproduce the entire package. If you would like to discuss possibly helping to fund its republication please let us know.

 

  1. God’s Blueprint for Life, Liberty, and Property: A Bible Study on the Ten Commandments

Thousands of individuals, groups, and churches have been going through this study, and we have received much positive feedback. One woman said it was the best Bible study she had ever done. One man wrote, “This study of the Ten Commandments was a refreshing study of God’s Word. It is an important combatant in the war against lawlessness in America.”

Another individual wrote: “I have become convinced that this “Blueprint” study is ripe with value if one is willing to respond vigorously to the challenge it presents. Similar to the Bible where the Author expects one to really struggle with His word to reach deeply, your book was clearly written to provide mature understanding of the law for someone who is diligent and persistent….I wish to thank you for this fine piece of work that you have produced.”

  1. America’s Providential History has been used as a textbook for classes in homes, churches, and schools for 30 years. It remains our biggest seller, with Joyce Meyer Ministries alone ordering 4000-5000 annually.
  2. The Threat of Islam to Liberty and Christianity –The Institute on the Constitution is one of many groups that uses our book as a regular part of their training courses.
  3. Contending for the Constitution – our book on the Constitution is regularly used as a textbook for classes at a number of schools including Liberty University.

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The Bible: America’s Source of Law and Liberty

 

Biblical World University

A new book for legislators and citizens by Stephen McDowell.

Read the Forward and Introduction


 

We have an exciting project to let you know about that has already impacted thousands of state legislators, and could potentially impact thousands more, as well as inform voters everywhere of what is needed to protect America’s future and well-being.

In January 2016, working with West Virginia State Representative Mike Azinger, we published a new book by Stephen McDowell, The Bible: America’s Source of Law and Liberty. Representative Azinger distributed a copy to every member of the House and Senate in his state in January 2016.  This was so well received that we launched our Legislators’ Project with the goal of giving copies to all 7383 state legislators in the 50 states. Within a few months we had distributed so many copies we had to reprint the book.

The book, The Bible: America’s Source of Law and Liberty, is a result of Delegate Azinger reading some of Stephen McDowell’s past books, recognizing the nation-changing principles therein, and wanting to get these fundamental ideas to all his fellow members of the West Virginia legislature. He explains this in the Foreword to the book. Click here to read his Foreword as well as Stephen’s Introduction, both of which explain the purpose and content of the book. See The Bible: America’s Source of Law and Liberty for more information about the book.

To help us get this book to government leaders, we have enlisted the aid of a couple of dozen legislators and Christian leaders who work in the governmental arena. Many of them wrote endorsements for the book, some of which you can read at the end of the Introduction: click here.

Thanks to the generosity of our members and other donors, we have been able to give free copies of this book to legislators in one or both houses in twenty-two states (as of Spring 2022) – West Virginia, Arizona, Missouri, Minnesota, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington, Wyoming, California, Michigan, Nebraska, Oregon, Arkansas, Florida, New Mexico, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Alaska, North Carolina, and Ohio. In each of these states we enlisted a legislator or government official to write a cover letter explaining why their colleagues needed to read this book. In his cover letter accompanying the book, Tennessee Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey encouraged the senators to read this book saying, “If this state and this nation is to survive into the next generation and beyond, we must all cherish and pass along this great history and heritage.”

Stephen McDowell and Senator Mike Azinger

We have received many encouraging responses from those who have received and read the book, including from those who have a differing governmental philosophy. One leftist liberal who read the book said he found it very interesting and had never heard such ideas before. We believe getting a copy of this book to each legislator will bear much fruit; thus, we continue to work toward this end. We need your help to accomplish this. We need contacts with legislators who might sponsor the distribution to their colleagues, as well as funds so we can provide these to legislators for no cost.

We have endorsements from 15 legislators from a dozen different states, and from Christian leaders such as David Barton, Tim Wildmon, and Rick Green. Two of those endorsements follow. See the book for more.

“If you are a leader, this is absolutely essential knowledge. On our shoulders rests the future of the greatness of our nation. Read this! Finish it. Read it again. Retain it. Teach it until it is retained!” – Kevin Jones, Kansas State Representative, 5th District, Former US Army Green Beret

“This book looks to be the answer I’ve wanted when I am challenged by a liberal saying our country did not have Christian roots – our Founders were a bunch of opportunists and theists. I appreciate all the research and footnoting that supports this information. This is definitely both a book that inspires and one that needs to be on every conservative’s shelf for quick reference.” – Dennis Guth, State Senator, Iowa, District 4

 

To reach legislators and citizens throughout America, we need your help. Here are a few ways:

1. Sponsor the printing and distribution of The Bible: America’s Source of Law and Liberty. The total number of legislators in the states varies from 49 (Nebraska) to 424 (New Hampshire), with an average size of about 150. The state accumulative total is 7383. It would cost approximately $200 to $1700 (which will vary depending upon means of distribution) to provide copies for each state. You can sponsor a small state for $250, an average sized state for $600, and a large state for about $1000. A donation of any amount will help get these into the hands of elected officials. Click here to donate.

2. Help to distribute this book to your state legislators (and also local and national officials). We have begun to work with some legislators we know in a number of states toward this end, but we need help. If you know any legislators who might help get these into the hands of their colleagues, or if you would want to be involved in distributing these yourself (or know others who might do this), please let us know. We can discuss how we might work together. Email us at

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3. Purchase copies of this book and distribute to friends and acquaintances to help equip them to become better informed citizens and voters. You can order individual copies: Click here to order. Or you can order multiple copies at a discount: order 10-24 at a 33% discount ($10); order 25 or more for 50% discount ($7.50 each). Please email or call us to order.

Your regular support of the Providence Foundation is another way to help get these important books to government officials throughout America. Please consider becoming a member.

America is at a crossroads. We need Godly leaders and citizens to put us on the right path in order to preserve our great freedom and unique constitutional government. The Bible: America’s Source of Law and Liberty is one important tool toward this end.

Thank you for supporting not only this project, but all the work we do at the Providence Foundation. By God’s grace it has made and will continue to make a difference. We look forward to working together in the future. In particular, we would love to hear of any ideas you have on how to get our new book into the hands of many leaders and citizens.

An Important Note from Stephen McDowell

Biblical World University

 


 

Please help me make the Ten Commandments popular in America again. These fundamental moral laws of God were ubiquitous in America for three centuries. They could be found in churches, schools, courtrooms, and the halls of government. The reason for this is that they were first found in the hearts of most Americans. But unfortunately, they are being removed from all of these places.

 

Without a restoration of God’s truth to serve as a blueprint for life, personal and civil, we will not see the nation transformed. I am not speaking of the commands as a means for our salvation because this is based solely upon God’s grace and our faith in Christ’s redemptive work. I am speaking of the commandments as necessary, in the words of Martin Luther, for “what we are to do to make our whole life pleasing to God” as well as, according to John Quincy Adams, for “a civil and municipal law essential to the existence of men in society.”

 

The good news is there is a great interest in these liberating principles for all of life. At the end of last year we published a new Bible study I wrote on the Ten Commandments entitled God’s Blueprint for Life, Liberty, and Property. (You can order a copy at our online store.)

 

Since the Bible study has been released, there has been great interest in it. American Family Association (with their American Family Radio networks), who helped sponsor the book, has distributed a couple of thousand of them; plus I have just started a series of radio interviews with Tim Wildmon covering the Commandments. We will be doing one every few weeks until all ten are covered.

 

I have also been discussing the Commandments with David Barton and Rick Green on their radio program WallBuilders Live. The first 5 or 6 are posted on our website where you can listen to them. We are covering one each month. Many folks are going through the study in their homes, churches, and small groups.

 

I have also given a number of presentations on the Ten Commandments in the past year and will speak this fall on the topic at a conference in Florida and at a seminar/webinar hosted by the Foundation for American Christian Education.

 

You can help by first going through the study yourself, then encouraging others to do the same. God’s Blueprint for Life, Liberty, and Property is a great resource for ongoing use by churches and schools. To help expand your knowledge of the public application of the Commandments, you can also order a booklet I wrote many years ago on The Ten Commandments and Modern Society. This booklet will expand your understanding of how the Decalogue applies to all of life.

 

You can also help by making a donation to assist in our promoting and printing the book. Our initial printing is almost depleted and we need to print more. If we can print a larger quantity we can decrease the unit cost, hence making them more easily available. In order to spread these ideas to the largest number of people we have already been making these studies available at a reduced rate.

 

Your donation will also enable us to promote these books to a wide audience. While many of our friends have told others of this important tool, we hope to spread an awareness of this to millions. We do not have a large promotional budget. Your gifts will help us accomplish this goal.

 

For those donating $100, we will send you 5 copies of the Bible study, if you so desire. For those donating $500 we will send 30 copies, enough for a class at your church or school. (Under reason for gift select that you want to receive copies for your donation.)

 

By the way, the importance of the church knowing and obeying the Commandments is spreading to many nations. I just returned from Bogota, Colombia, where my teachings included the Ten Commandments as foundational for transforming the nation. My friends in Pakistan are printing one-half million copies of The Ten Commandments and Modern Society in their languages to distribute throughout the country. This booklet is also translated into Spanish, Russian, and Urdu.

 

Teaching and spreading these ideas are just one of many things we are doing to bring Godly transformation to America and the nations. Thank you so much for joining with us as we seek to train and mobilize Christians in Biblical principles of liberty. Even though we face great challenges, I have hope for the future if God’s people fulfill their Biblical duties. As Jesus said, to disciple the nations we must teach people to observe all the truth of the Bible. This is why teaching the Commandments is so important. We are grateful to be able to be a part of this liberating work.

 

Please let us know if we can ever be of service to you as you seek to fulfill your duties to God, family, and the nation. Thank you again for your support and encouragement.

Providence Foundation Representative from the Netherlands Speaks at a Pro-family Conference in Moscow

Biblical World University

By Alex and Janneke van Vuuren


 

The pro-family conference in Moscow, September 10-12, 2014, was a very impressive event. More than thousand people attended from 45 different nations. There were many speakers in plenary sessions and in round tables. It was an amazing experience to be in Russia, to see proof of some high-level resistance to the global attack on the family and to speak freely about Christian homeschooling. [Click here for the text of the speech that my wife Janneke and I gave at the round table on education.]

Around the globe, the traditional family of one father and one mother with children is under attack. Participants from many nations testified to that fact. There are many sources of this attack, but UN agencies and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s) with UN-status were often mentioned. Much of the destruction of the family in the West can be attributed to the sexual revolution of the sixties of the last century, which had its foundation in cultural Marxism (Italian communist Antonio Gramsci, Frankfurter Schule with Herbert Marcuse and Erich Fromm).

In Russia, the attack on the traditional family began much earlier with the bolshevist Marxist revolution in 1917. Abortion was legalized in Russia in 1920. Compare this to the legalization of abortion in the US and Europe half a century later (after the sexual revolution).

With 42 million abortions worldwide humans are literally aborting their future. It is not without reason that the organizers of this conference chose as conference theme “Large families and the future of humanity”.

One of the goals of the anti-life and anti-family agenda at the United Nations is to sexualize young children. There is an ongoing sexual revolution which is reaching out to children on a younger and younger age. Powerful NGO’s are developing a tool called Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) which is targeting children from the day they are born. This so-called education is promoting sex as pleasure without any traditional, cultural, moral or religious constraints. Organizations like UNESCO, the World Health Organization and UNICEF have already been influenced by this radical view of sexuality.

At the core of this new philosophy of sexuality is the word ‘gender’. The goal is ‘gender neutrality’ which means making male and female equal and without distinction. The bottomline of this is that children will be taught not only that it is normal when a boy loves a boy or a girl loves a girl, but also when a boy calls into question his sexual identity and wants to be a girl or vice versa. Shockingly enough, just weeks after this conference we were confronted with a situation of friends who experienced this gender confusion. Our friends received a letter from the school of their son that an eleven year old girl in his class was going to change her sexuality. This girl had been receiving hormone injections since age eight to make her more masculine and at age eleven it was decided she would declare herself a boy. The parents of her classroom mates were all informed on a two days notice that she would give a presentation about this change in class. The letter included the instruction that the girl from then on should be addressed with a new name and solely as a boy (he/him/his). This happened the first days of October at a school which is Christian in name.

This may seem extreme, but in The Netherlands it is a growing phenomenon with support from the medical community. And as stated above, the idea of gender neutrality or equality is already being pushed on an international level by powerful players. If we want to protect the sexual and emotional health of our children and grandchildren we must be on guard as never before. The attack may well begin at kindergarten and will certainly begin at school unless it is a very exceptional school. It is not enough that a school is Christian in name. Homeschooling is certainly an option that should be taken into consideration.

For further documentation on the anti-family agenda at the United Nations, you can go to the website of Family Watch International (FWI) www.familywatchinternational.org.
FWI produced this special report on Comprehensive Sexuality Education:
www.familywatchinternational.org/fwi/documents/fwipolicybriefCSE.pdf

Alex and Janneke van Vuuren
Hilversum, The Netherlands

Providence Foundation 2012 Report

Because of support from folks like you in 2012, we have been able to help bring Godly transformation to America and other nations. We wanted to share with you some of the work of the Providence Foundation in the past year:

1.      Providence Foundation speakers taught at many events throughout the USA and in numerous nations. Stephen McDowell taught seminars in a dozen states, including an appearance on the Glenn Beck television program. During 10 days of teaching in three cities in Brazil, Stephen spent time with Christian leaders praying in the Supreme Court Chamber in Brasilia. Mark Beliles taught in 10 nations in eastern Asia and Europe, as well as in some American states.

 

 2.      Monumental. Ideas from our books helped shape the content of Kirk Cameron’s Monumental movie, released in the spring; plus, Stephen McDowell was one of those interviewed for the film. Kirk recently wrote this about our book America’s Providential History as he promoted it to his friends:

“This is the best workbook I’ve read that shows God’s miraculous hand in American history. If you want your children and grandchildren to understand why America became the freest, most powerful and blessed nation in all of history, then you need to read this awesome book. I highly recommend it. My family and I have been captivated by America’s Providential History and I want you and your family to be blessed by its pages as well.”

3.      Founders Bible. McDowell contributed two articles to this excellent resource, with most commentary written by David Barton. Discover the Scriptures that the Founders used as the basis for our original founding documents, see what chapters inspired them in the fight for independence, understand the sacrifices they made because of their Biblically-based beliefs and learn about America as a Christian nation.

Over 2200 pages, this Bible (NAS version) is chock-full of full-color insert pages on major themes found throughout our founding, highlights little known and relevant insights from the Founders on their commitment to the importance of the Bible, and includes subject index, concordance and Bible maps. (You can order a copy from our online store.)

4.      Watchmen on the Walls Course. Scores of pastors, Christian leaders, and concerned citizens have signed up for our online course that teaches the Biblical civil duties of Christians, the role pastors played in the birth of American independence, and the steps we can take today to be God’s watchmen. Providence Foundation members have free access to this course, so let us know if you want to enroll. Stephen was able to promote the course to 6000 leaders gathered by James Robison and others in July at the One Nation under God event.

5.      Writings and Materials. Our regular articles and Providential Perspectives received widespread distribution, especially McDowell’s article “Obama, Romney, Other: Who Should Christians Vote for in the 2012 Election?”  American Family Radio, and numerous other organizations, distributed this to their email lists with the result of tens of thousands of people reading the article. Stephen also did a number of radio interviews on the subject. The most recent Perspective booklet was on Abraham Lincoln’s Faith. Stephen gave a talk to the National Religious Broadcasters President’s Council on this topic in September. This was published just in time for the release of the movie Lincoln, which largely ignores his faith.

6.      Christian History Tours. John McDowell has taken on the task of conducting most of the tours we do of Washington, DC, and other sites for various groups and families. He also assists Stephen in the two large tours we do each year with Tim Wildmon and American Family Radio (The picture to the right shows one of these tour groups at the Lincoln Memorial). If you would like to join one of these tours to Washington, DC, or to Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown, visit our website to sign up or learn more.

7.      Pro-Family Legislators Conference. In November Stephen taught on Crime and Punishment, A Biblical Perspective to around 140 people in Dallas, including 70 state legislators from about 20 different states, at an annual conference put on by WallBuilders, with the goal of inspiring and equipping state elected officials. At this event Stephen met an old friend and former professional football player, Scott Turner, whom he had given counsel to over the years on running for political office as a Christian. Scott was just elected as a state legislator in Texas. He had been pursuing this call of God to serve in civil government for about ten years, and his perseverance came to fruition. Scott often quoted from our books in his campaign speeches.

8.      Website and Facebook. Since the launch of our new website just over one year ago, we have added many articles, videos, newsletters, historic writings, and other items to provide truth needed to transform nations. We have a number of Biblical Worldview University courses online, plus some free lessons for anyone to view. What is currently available would provide training for years, but we still have many older newsletters to upload, numerous BWU courses to prepare for online access, and large numbers of historic writings and documents to scan. Thus, we have just begun to supply nation-changing ideas. Our Facebook page (Providence Foundation) is another new avenue to spread truth and liberty. Please “like” us today and let others know about this informative tool.

9.      Training those who teach others. New people continue to take our BWU courses. While currently small, we hope to see the number of enrollees expand exponentially in the coming years. One goal for our BWU classes is to equip those who desire to educate others in principles of liberty. This Biblical model of teaching folks who then teach others is essential to implement if we ever hope to educate enough citizens to turn the nation around. This of course must include Biblical education like that given through BWU. One student, who plans to teach others after graduation, recently wrote:

“When I went to college, it was all about memorizing information.  There was very little focus on thinking for myself.  However, now that I attend the Biblical Worldview University at Providence Foundation, things are changing.  I am now learning to identify the principles found in the Bible so that I can apply them to every area of my life including my usefulness in my future and third career.”

We currently have scores of representatives who are teaching others in their localities through classes and various training programs. Some have done this for many years, sending out thousands of knowledgeable citizens as agents of liberty. If you want to join our training team, please let us know.

This past year was fruitful. We need your continued help and support to finish some important long-term projects: preparing Biblical Worldview University courses for online access; adding free articles, videos, and historic documents to our website; and promoting our site to a wider audience.

An exciting new project that John will be developing is a regular podcast in which we will evaluate current events from a Biblical perspective and present lessons from history to help in bringing transformation today. We also have some new writing opportunities for major publishers on the topic of Christianity and culture. We will let you know more about these later.

We will continue our regular travel, teaching, writing, and publications – all to help in fighting the culture war that is raging in America and the nations. We can win this war if we all do our part.

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God bless!