20 07, 2016

Supernatural Transformation via the Bible: A Story of the Doolittle Raiders of WWII

2018-05-04T12:47:57-04:00July 20th, 2016|Providential History|Comments Off on Supernatural Transformation via the Bible: A Story of the Doolittle Raiders of WWII

For PDF Version: Supernatural Transformation via the Bible Doolittle Raiders' B-25 Bomber By Stephen McDowell An Excerpt from The Bible: Divine or Human? Evidence of Biblical Infallibility and Support for Building Your Life and Nation on Biblical Truth   Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, a group of American [...]

1 06, 2016

Children of the Great Spirit: The Religious Element in the Lewis and Clark Expedition

2018-08-01T12:55:16-04:00June 1st, 2016|Providential History|Comments Off on Children of the Great Spirit: The Religious Element in the Lewis and Clark Expedition

 The Religious Element in the Lewis and Clark Expedition Two hundred years ago this summer the Lewis and Clark expedition embarked on its famous journey. Almost every book and article ever written on this historical event either ignores or significantly minimizes the religious or providential aspects of it. People would be surprised to know that [...]

23 11, 2015

Revisionist Thanksgiving

2018-11-19T16:54:04-05:00November 23rd, 2015|Providential History|Comments Off on Revisionist Thanksgiving

By Stephen McDowell One great factor in the secularization and decline of America is the teaching of revisionist history in our schools. As an example of this, a friend recently wrote me that two American Indian history teachers at Minnesota State University told him that Thanksgiving was the celebration of the massacred 600 Pequot Indians [...]

5 09, 2014

America’s First War against Muslim Terrorists

2017-12-12T16:28:59-05:00September 5th, 2014|Providential History|Comments Off on America’s First War against Muslim Terrorists

For PDF Version: America’s First War against Muslim Terrorists By Stephen McDowell   America’s war with Muslim terrorists did not begin after the bombing of the Twin Towers in New York City on September 11, 2001. Nor did it begin with the bombing of the Beirut Barracks in Lebanon in 1983. In fact, the first [...]

18 02, 2014

The Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents Reveal Their Christian Faith Pt. 2

2017-12-12T16:44:58-05:00February 18th, 2014|Providential History|Comments Off on The Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents Reveal Their Christian Faith Pt. 2

Part 1 PDF Version: The Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents Reveal Their Christian Faith  Part 2 PDF Version: The Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents Reveal Their Christian Faith Pt. II Compiled by Stephen McDowell America began as a Christian nation. Christianity has been the predominant faith influencing the nation throughout our entire history. Even in recent years [...]

25 06, 2013

What Really Happened on July 4th

2019-10-08T12:57:17-04:00June 25th, 2013|America's Holidays, Providential History|Comments Off on What Really Happened on July 4th

For PDF Version: What Really Happened on July 4th By Stephen McDowell   During the first days of July in 1776 the Continental Congress was considering one of the most significant events of all time—the declaration by thirteen colonies to become the new nation of the United States of America. On the issue of independence [...]

18 04, 2013

The Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775

2023-04-20T10:45:38-04:00April 18th, 2013|Providential History|Comments Off on The Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775

For PDF Version: The Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775   [This article is excerpted from America’s Providential History by Mark Beliles and Stephen McDowell. A copy can be ordered from the Providence Foundation Store.]   The most historic band of minutemen was led by Deacon Parker under the auspices of Rev. Jonas Clark. Clark [...]

6 11, 2012

Fast and Thanksgiving Days of New England

2017-12-12T17:21:59-05:00November 6th, 2012|Providential History|Comments Off on Fast and Thanksgiving Days of New England

For PDF Version: Fast and Thanksgiving Days of New England   America’s tradition of celebrating days of thanksgiving dates from our earliest history. The first Americans were predominantly Christians who embraced the doctrine of Divine Providence, seeing God in history as “directly supervising the affairs of men, sending evil upon the city . . . [...]