A friendly Reminder

Authored By: Mike Sonneveldt It’s not like Self-Evident doesn’t know when the 4th of July comes around. After all, the reason for the celebration is also the reason for our namesake. Without the Declaration of Independence, we would have never had the 4th of July. Plus, Self-Evident would have never come to be. Can you imagine?    On the 4th of July, we as a nation reflect on what our founding fathers did to provide us with such amazing opportunities and blessings. We honor o

Authored By: Mike Sonneveldt The History of Liberty   We tell ourselves that if we are in Christ, then we are free. But do we understand what true liberty means? Do we understand that liberty was a gift from God given as a right?  To show you the development of God-given liberty in Western civilization, I won’t start at the beginning. Instead, we’re going to start with a document that every American should love and cherish.    The Declaration of Independence   Our Declaration

Authored By: Mike Sonneveldt You thought the worst of it was over.  We watched the protests on college campuses and allowed the news of it all to blend in with the noise surrounding our everyday lives. After all, we have a 24/7 news cycle that continually brings things to our attention and then erases that with the next big story.  However, the  college campus protests  and colonization (see what I did there?) are not subsiding. Instead, they are growing and spreading as stud

Authored By: Mike Sonneveldt A few days ago, Congress passed a bill that shocked lots of Americans. On the other hand, plenty of Americans did not realize anything was happening. They were too glued to all of the other dramas going on in our world. Not long after, President Biden signed the bill into law.    Extension of FISA Section 702   FISA  is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which provides the government with the ability to conduct surveillance on foreign acto

Authored By: Mike Sonneveldt “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter

Author: Andrew Alleman Missionary Heroes: 7 Great Missionaries that Changed the World   This is our curated list of 7 great missionaries who changed the world. Most people do not hear about the work and effect missionaries have across the world, and we felt it was time to shine a light on the legacy just a few dedicated Christians have left on the world at large.     1) George Muller: Faith For All Our Needs   George Muller was a missionary, evangelist, and caretaker whom wou

Author: Andrew Alleman Were the Founders of the United States simply “deists”? Debunking this modern myth.    Most who are even somewhat familiar with apologetics and debate concerning political history may recall the common assertion: “the Founders certainly weren’t Christians! They were only diests!” Such is a phrase often repeated with zealous gusto. It seems the only time the term “deist” even appears in contemporary conversation is in the context of the United States Fou