Last Hope of a Dying Republic
In an age of national confusion, moral collapse, and institutional decay, The Last Hope of a Dying Republic returns to a forgotten truth: America was preached into existence.
This program explores the decisive role of the Patriot Pastors—the Black Robed Regiment—whose pulpits thundered liberty, covenant, and resistance to tyranny during the American Revolution
The Influence of Samuel Davies on the Lion of Liberty
In the year 2020, one might wonder what influences inspired lawyer, statesman and Founding Father, Patrick Henry to prefer Liberty over life itself, and the means by which the “Lion of Liberty” acquired the powerful oratory that riveted the attention of Virginia’s Burgesses on his March 23, 1775 speech, which culminated in the impassioned argument, that inspired that distinguished body to adopt the resolution of the gentleman from Henry County, proposing that Virginia counties raise militiamen “to secure our inestimable rights and liberties, from those further violations with which they are threatened.”
Religion Gave Birth to America
In his chronicle of Democracy in America, French diplomat and political philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville declared, “Religion gave birth to America.”
In Memory of Charlie Kirk
By Rev Bill Cook We are deeply saddened by the senseless murder of our compatriot Charlie Kirk. He was a generous gift to humanity, that we were undeserving of. Charlie believed in the Black Robe Regiment and our mission to secure the blessings of Liberty. We were blessed to interview Charlie twice on our podcast; […]
Vote AGAINST “abortions without parental consent” this fall in Virginia!
By: Rev. Bill Cook Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has directed the Virginia State Police to open a criminal investigation into allegations of school-funded abortions in Fairfax County. The investigation comes after a report published detailed allegations of school staff members allegedly facilitating minors to get abortions without parental consent. This story will be under investigation […]
Provisioning the Church for Battle
A Call for Pastoral Repentance BY: Rev. Bill Cook Jonas Clarke, the pastor of Lexington’s Church of Christ, was first in order of importance in the American Revolution. April 19 marked the 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington which started the American Revolution, resulting in the freedoms that are largely taken for granted today. […]
When American Pastors Preached Politics
From whence did Americans, most likely acquire the notion that they had ‘no master or governor, but Jesus Christ?’
The answer seems clear— their preachers!
A need for ministers to engage in politics and government
Modern preachers seem reluctant or refuse to address anything that can remotely be labeled as ‘political.’ But it was not always this way.
250th Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington
Today is the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington which left 8 patriots dead and 10 wounded on Lexington Green. Following that horrific bloodshed, pastors throughout the region rallied the men of their flocks to fight the Regulars on their retreat to Boston, inflicting 324 casualties on the retreating British troops. The Americans lost […]
An Election Sermon
“The profound thought and unanswerable arguments, found in these [annual election] sermons, show that the clergy were not a whit behind the ablest statesmen of the day in their knowledge of the great science of human government.” From “The Chaplains and Clergy of the Revolution,” Joel Tyler Headley, New York, Charles Scribner, 124 Grand Street, […]