Guest essay by Paul Jehle On May 7, 1992, the 27th Amendment, the last amendment to date added to the U.S. Constitution, was ratified. However, its history is profoundly applicable today. It was initially proposed as a part of the Bill of Rights on September 25, 1789, during the first Congress, by James Madison, fulfilling […]
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From Reformation Day to Election Day: a Legacy
by Dr. Paul Jehle, Executive Director When Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of the Wittenberg Church in Germany on October 31, 1517, no one knew the cataclysmic fruit that would grow from that tiny seed. After all, they were 95 points he only wanted to discuss; inconsistencies he saw in the […]
A Tribute to John Talcott Jr.
John Gardiner Talcott, Jr.(1908-2013)A Tribute by Dr. Paul Jehle,Senior Pastor – The New Testament ChurchExecutive Director – Plymouth Rock Foundation Not too many people in America have experienced and also served in such a wide variety of ways as did John G. Talcott, Jr. John remembered the very first Armistice Day in 1918 which he […]
Mayflower Compact Day
by Paul Jehle Mayflower Compact Day is hardly heard of these days. It used to be on the calendar a hundred and fifty years ago – at least in people’s minds. Now, it is not taught or remembered in most schools in America, where we have benefited from it as a legacy of self-government All […]
The Meaning of Thanksgiving
“In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” – 1st Thessalonians 5:16 By Dr. Paul Jehle, Executive Director, Plymouth Rock Foundation The modern holiday of Thanksgiving is a dim reflection of the Biblical and historic origins that are rooted in the United States of America. In order […]