The American Vision

America’s Christian heritage is writ large in its founding documents. Even some of our nation’s Founders who did not identify as Christians could not escape the impact the Bible had on our nation’s founding and the moral precepts that held the fledgling nation together.

The Importance of Understanding History (Part One) - The American Vision 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 gove...

History repeating itself. The world better wake up. Spain is an object lesson of forgetting the lessons of history:

"At the end of the year 1492, most men in Western Europe felt exceedingly gloomy about the future. Christian civilization appeared to be shrinking in area and dividing into hostile units as its sphere contracted. For over a century there had been no important advance in natural science, and registration in the universities dwindled as the instruction they offered became increasingly jejune and lifeless. Institutions were decaying, well-meaning people were growing cynical or desperate, and many intelligent men, for want of something better to do, were endeavoring to escape the present through the study of the pagan past.
"Islam was now expanding at the expense of Christendom. . . . The
Ottoman Turks, after snuffing out all that remained of the Byzantine Empire, had overrun most of Greece, Albania and Serbia; presently they would be hammering at the gates of Vienna." Samuel Eliot Morison, 𝘈𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘢: 𝘈 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘶𝘴 (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1942), 3.

Gary responds to a recent video by Pastor Jack Hibbs about the “expiration date of the United States.” Claiming that Ezekiel 38-39 and Zechariah 14 are about what happens to Israel in our future, Hibbs makes an unbelievable leap in logic.

Episode 102: Do We Oppose God If We Defend Israel? - The American Vision Bible Prophecy Under the Microscope-Episode 102 Gary responds to a recent video by Pastor Jack Hibbs about the “expiration date of the United States.” When we approach the Scriptures, we must understand, first and foremost, that the Bible is a history book about redemptive history. So, we must a...

The claim that the early church fathers "knew nothing of preterism" is often heard. However, it’s a false claim, and cited so often that it’s become akin to the authority of the Bible.

Early Documents in the Debate Over Preterism - The American Vision While I was visiting my late friend Mike Britton, I spoke with a man who had been discipled by Mike. He’s been teaching a Bible study on prophecy. We spoke on the phone. He told me about a back-and-forth debate he was having with a friend. This friend would not look at alternative arguments. When ...

A preoccupation with defeat brings defeat by default. Why would anyone wish to build for the future when there is no earthly future hope? Who would invest in a losing proposition?

The (Sad) State of Education - The American Vision 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 acc...

“Nothing is more responsible for the Good Old Days than a bad memory.”

How Good Were the ‘Good Old Days’? - The American Vision • “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 respo...

Psalm 23 talks about “the rod and the staff” as sources of comfort, but what exactly does this mean? These tools are used by a shepherd to guide, direct, and protect the sheep. How should these tools be used today?

The Rod and the Staff - The American Vision 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....