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What will America Look Like in 2028?

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American Christian: What I Will Always Be

I love Jesus. I love my country. I see no reason why one should be conditioned by the other. From time to time, I read articles from a brother or sister in The Faith which try to label what I accept as true as an “ism” (some call it “Christian Nationalism”). So, during this election

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Political Enthusiast

I love the study of politics and politicians (my favorite politician is Vaclav Havel. My personal perspective is that    (1) I bear responsibility as a citizen to participate in my culture’s prosperity for a productive future for all (read Jeremiah 29:1-7),    (2) as a U.S. citizen I have been given the privilege of voting for

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What will America Look Like in 2028?

What will our country look like in 2028? I believe that neighbors should care for neighbors. Government’s role and responsibility to protect its citizens so that citizens can carry out the work of helping others: something each of us does with our families, for instance. Government is responsible to maintain landowners’ opportunity to care for

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Democratism: When Democracy Becomes an Idol

Democratism: Democracy as Religion* I employed an exercise with students in high school to compare the French Declaration of the Rights of Man (1787) and the American Declaration of Independence (1776). Side by side, it is easy to see the differences. The American Declaration includes references to a transcendent being the source of freedoms. The

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Living with the Consequences

13th and final episode in our Summer 2024 series, “With What Will You Replace It When It’s Gone?” Find out what it will take to maintain freedom against tyranny. Watch our last Truth in Two.   Dr. Mark Eckel is Executive Director of the Center for Biblical Integration at Liberty University. Support MarkEckel.com (here). Find

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Public Whim vs Permanent Standard

What happens when law is left up to popular opinion? Compare the alternative in this week’s Truth in Two (2 min vid + text) #12 in our Summer 2024 series, “With What Will You Replace It When It’s Gone?” Dr. Mark Eckel is Executive Director of the Center for Biblical Integration at Liberty University. Support

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Mark Eckel

American Christian: What I Will Always Be

I love Jesus. I love my country. I see no reason why one should be conditioned by the other. From time to time, I read articles from a brother or sister in The Faith which try to label what I accept as true as an “ism” (some call it “Christian Nationalism”). So, during this election

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Culture
Mark Eckel

Political Enthusiast

I love the study of politics and politicians (my favorite politician is Vaclav Havel. My personal perspective is that    (1) I bear responsibility as a citizen to participate in my culture’s prosperity for a productive future for all (read Jeremiah 29:1-7),    (2) as a U.S. citizen I have been given the privilege of voting for

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Culture
Mark Eckel

What will America Look Like in 2028?

What will our country look like in 2028? I believe that neighbors should care for neighbors. Government’s role and responsibility to protect its citizens so that citizens can carry out the work of helping others: something each of us does with our families, for instance. Government is responsible to maintain landowners’ opportunity to care for

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Culture
Mark Eckel

Democratism: When Democracy Becomes an Idol

Democratism: Democracy as Religion* I employed an exercise with students in high school to compare the French Declaration of the Rights of Man (1787) and the American Declaration of Independence (1776). Side by side, it is easy to see the differences. The American Declaration includes references to a transcendent being the source of freedoms. The

Read More »
Culture
Mark Eckel

Living with the Consequences

13th and final episode in our Summer 2024 series, “With What Will You Replace It When It’s Gone?” Find out what it will take to maintain freedom against tyranny. Watch our last Truth in Two.   Dr. Mark Eckel is Executive Director of the Center for Biblical Integration at Liberty University. Support MarkEckel.com (here). Find

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Culture
Mark Eckel

Public Whim vs Permanent Standard

What happens when law is left up to popular opinion? Compare the alternative in this week’s Truth in Two (2 min vid + text) #12 in our Summer 2024 series, “With What Will You Replace It When It’s Gone?” Dr. Mark Eckel is Executive Director of the Center for Biblical Integration at Liberty University. Support

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Theology

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Understanding the Bible: Application

The last question in Bible study is often the first question on our minds: “How do I put into practice what I’ve learned?” Find out what it means to apply the Bible’s principles: watch our Truth in Two (2 min vid + text + Afterword). In last week’s Truth in Two I showed original artwork

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Understanding the Bible: Illumination

What would Christians do without the Holy Spirit? As it turns out, not much! Find out why by watching / reading our Truth in Two (full text and footnotes follow). Dr. Mark Eckel is Executive Director of the Center for Biblical Integration at Liberty University. Support MarkEckel.com (here). Find the MarkEckel.com YouTube Channel (here). Mark

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The Bible’s Original Languages

Why are the Bible’s original languages are so important? Watch our Truth in Two to understand the reason(s)! [And don’t miss the Afterword!] Dr. Mark Eckel is Executive Director of the Center for Biblical Integration at Liberty University. Support MarkEckel.com (here). Find the MarkEckel.com YouTube Channel (here). Mark is President of The Comenius Institute (website) and

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The Bible is Good

If the Bible isn’t “bad” (last week’s Truth in Two) then, is it “good”? This week’s Truth in Two has an answer (2 min vid + text + Afterword). Dr. Mark Eckel is Executive Director of the Center for Biblical Integration at Liberty University. Support MarkEckel.com (here). Find the MarkEckel.com YouTube Channel (here). Mark is

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The Bible is Bad

Oh, man. This isn’t gonna’ be pretty. And it will make a lot of people mad. Watch (or read below) our Truth in Two and find out why. Dr. Mark Eckel is Executive Director of the Center for Biblical Integration at Liberty University. Support MarkEckel.com (here). Find the MarkEckel.com YouTube Channel (here). Mark is President

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80’s Rock Music Mirrors Genesis

80’s rock music gives us unity and completion just like the Bible’s book of Genesis. Watch our Truth in Two and find out why (2 min vid + text). And don’t miss the AFTERWORD! Dr. Mark Eckel is Executive Director of the Center for Biblical Integration at Liberty University. Support MarkEckel.com (here). Find the MarkEckel.com

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Ideology

Ideas
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When Government Gives Rights

What happens when people make laws dependent upon the “will of the people?” Watch / read our Truth in Two to find out (2 min vid + text) #11 in our Summer 2024 series, “With What Will You Replace It When It’s Gone?” Dr. Mark Eckel is Executive Director of the Center for Biblical Integration

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Boredom, Complacency, and Apathy

When care for commitment is gone, someone somewhere will take, what we are too bored or too apathetic to protect. Find out why by watching our Truth in Two. #7 in our Summer 2024 series, “With What Will You Replace It When It’s Gone?” Dr. Mark Eckel is Executive Director of the Center for Biblical

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American Unity – E Pluribus Unum

Are U.S. citizens all committed to American ideals? Why would such unity be important for a nation? Find out by watching / reading our Truth in Two (2 min vid + text) #6 in our Summer 2024 series, “With What Will You Replace It When It’s Gone?” Dr. Mark Eckel is Executive Director of the

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American Law Courts

Why is Moses’ portrait central to all 23 lawgivers reproduced in the U.S. House of Representatives? Find out why this is a good reminder for July 4th week by watching our Truth in Two (2 min vid + text). #5 in our Summer 2024 series, “With What Will You Replace It When It’s Gone?” Dr.

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Choose Something to Die For

What is so important to you that you would give up your life to protect the ideal of your belief? Watch our Truth in Two to ponder the question for yourself (2 min vid + text). #4 in our Summer 2024 series, “With What Will You Replace It When It’s Gone?” Dr. Mark Eckel is

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The Camel’s Nose

It does not take long before all is lost. Find out why by watching / reading our Truth in Two. #3 in our Summer 2024 series, “With What Will You Replace It When It’s Gone?” Dr. Mark Eckel is Executive Director of the Center for Biblical Integration at Liberty University. Support MarkEckel.com (here). Find the

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Education

Education
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A Biblical View of Arguing

How do you argue? Do you argue biblically? Find out what and how here (2 minute vid + text + Links).   Dr. Mark Eckel is Executive Director of the Center for Biblical Integration at Liberty University. Support MarkEckel.com (here). Find the MarkEckel.com YouTube Channel (here). Mark is President of The Comenius Institute (website) and interprets

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Do You Want Censorship or Ownership?

Don’t take my word, listen to a teen who knows firsthand, the results of educational cancellation and self-censorship. Watch our Truth in Two to find out why hearing all points of view is essential (+ text & link). Support MarkEckel.com (here). Find the MarkEckel.com YouTube Channel (here). Mark is President of The Comenius Institute (website).

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Folly of Experts

Trust in academic experts OR The One in whom is hidden all the treasures of knowledge? Watch our Truth in Two on the “folly of experts” (full text below). Support MarkEckel.com (here). Find the MarkEckel.com YouTube Channel (here). Mark is President of The Comenius Institute (website). Dr. Eckel spends time with Christian young people in

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Carrying the Fire

How do we pass on what has been given to us? We carry the fire to the next generation. This is how we see our job at Comenius (1 min vid + text + QR code). Use our QR code here to donate to The Comenius Institute.         Pictures: Josh Collingwood, Snappy

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Education
Mark Eckel

Thought control comes in many forms, But always with the same result. Find out why by watching our Truth in Two (with full text and Afterword). Support MarkEckel.com (here). Find the MarkEckel.com YouTube Channel (here). Mark is President of The Comenius Institute (website). Dr. Eckel spends time with Christian young people in public university (1

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Education
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Termination

Termination*   My responsibility Is not to proselytize Nor to prescribe   But to offer ideas Thoughts that germinate, Breaking concrete, seeds   The smallest, most compact Focused amount of change Inserting by its nature   Not the will of the deliverer But the possibility, The explosive nature,   Of a proposal A suggestion A

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Leadership

Leadership
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Martin Luther, King Jr.

Having one’s name changed can mean changes in his future. Find out why name changes matter by watching our Truth in Two. Support MarkEckel.com (here). Find the MarkEckel.com YouTube Channel (here). Mark is President of The Comenius Institute (website). Dr. Eckel spends time with Christian young people in public university (1 minute video), teaching at

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How to Know the Future

To preserve any kind of future, You plant what you want to harvest. To find out how, watch our Truth in Two (full text below). Don’t miss the “Afterword”!   Support MarkEckel.com (here). Find the MarkEckel.com YouTube Channel (here). Mark is President of The Comenius Institute (website). Dr. Eckel spends time with Christian young people

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MLK Remembrance

Honoring a memory should prompt us to Do something about it. Why remember Frederick Douglass to celebrate MLK? Watch our Truth in Two (full text below). Support MarkEckel.com (here). Find the MarkEckel.com YouTube Channel (here). Mark is President of The Comenius Institute (website). Dr. Eckel spends time with Christian young people in public university (1

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3 Leadership Essentials: Flexible, Agile & Nimble

  What sports can tell us about planning for the future Watch our Truth in Two to find out how (full text below). Support MarkEckel.com (here). Find the MarkEckel.com YouTube Channel (here). Mark is President of The Comenius Institute (website). Dr. Eckel spends time with Christian young people in public university (1 minute video), teaching

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Memorial Day and Lincoln’s Second Inaugural

The public reading by a child hushed the voices of everyone that day. Find out why Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address matters for Memorial Day (full text follows). Support MarkEckel.com (here). Find the MarkEckel.com YouTube Channel (here). Mark is President of The Comenius Institute (website). Dr. Eckel spends time with Christian young people in public university

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A Fire in My Bones

There are many uses of “fire” in the Bible. None are more personal. Find out why by watching or reading our Truth in Two (full text below).     Support MarkEckel.com (here). Find the MarkEckel.com YouTube Channel (here). Mark is President of The Comenius Institute (website). Dr. Eckel spends time with Christian young people in

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