Hope in a Darkening World

Not so long ago we had a President that declared, “We are not a Christian nation.” A statement which would likely have surprised and upset our founding fathers. And though today’s headlines might lead one to discouragement and despair, this present darkness should hold no surprise for the Christian. While reflecting on the state of the world in general, and our nation in particular, I was reminded of two things that point to a future hope:

The first, a theory by Scottish historian, Alexander Tytler who observed in the early 1800’s a pattern for democracies. He stated, in what is referred to as...