The old adage is true – "religion and politics make strange bedfellows," but when it comes to being a person of faith – your ...

Every lie, every slander, every dishonest deed destroys a nation. Every truth, every encouragement, every honest action, ...

Despite (or perhaps because of) the messenger, the argument for Christian nationalism has been amplified in recent years, and Christian nationalism — the fiction that the United States is and always ...

In 1860, Abraham Lincoln defied the odds by winning the Republican nomination and the presidency after a lifetime of struggles that included clinical depression, personal bankruptcy, losing reelection ...

Certain chores in life aren’t fun, but they are necessary. Such as preparing your last will. People often put it off as long ...

Washington reviewing the troops As commander in chief, George Washington reviewed the western army at Fort Cumberland, ...

To emphasize the difference between words and reality, Abraham Lincoln liked to pose a well-worn riddle: Suppose you call a sheep’s tail a leg. How many legs will the sheep ...

In moments of national tension and division, it’s natural to seek the counsel of those who’ve navigated even darker times.

Abraham Lincoln, the nation's 16th president, is not on the ballot this fall. But Donald Trump, the 45th president who's ...

Earlier this year, historian Alexander Horwath released a documentary, in which he uses the figure of the legendary actor to ...

History intersected with history on Oct. 18, when the Fisk University Choir sang in Evanston at the invitation of Lula B.

With a population of about 58,000, Springfield isn’t exactly a small town. Indeed, it used to be considerably larger, with a ...