
Dr. Stephen Flick
Stephen Flick heads Christian Heritage Fellowship, an organization dedicated to reclaiming America’s Christian Heritage and celebrating the life-changing influence of the Gospel around the world. Concerned with the cultural decay of America, Dr. Flick has sought to provide answers to fellow Christians (and unbelievers) concerning the questions and objections to Christianity often posed by secularists and the irreligious. Dr. Flick is a writer and speaker and has authored numerous articles and books on America’s Christian heritage. He earned his PhD from Drew University (Madison, NJ) in history and Christian theology and has taught at the graduate level as full professor. He is a licensed minster and resides in East Tennessee. He and his late wife, Beth Anne, have two grown, married children and six grandchildren.
Posts by Dr. Stephen Flick:
Unsung Clergy of the American Revolution
Military Service, Role of Pastors
ListenIntroductionUnsung Clergy of the American Revolution The role of clergy in the American Revolution has been grossly underreported by most historians. However, the influence of Christian pastors upon the rise and progress of the Revolution was perhaps the most fundamental force toward American independence and was memorialized by the great school-master of America, Noah Webster,...Read more... Read more...
The Truth About the Crusades
August Articles, Christian Calendar (Holidays), Christian History, Islam, Other Than Christianity, September Articles
Listen August 15, 1096 First Christian Crusade begins The Christian Crusades against Muslims began nearly 470 years after the first Muslim Crusades against Christians were initiated in 630, when Muhammad himself led the way. From late in the eleventh century until the middle of the thirteenth century, waves of Christian crusaders attempted to recover lands lost to the Muslims after...Read more... Read more...
John William Fletcher (1729-1785)
Biography, Christian History, Christian Living, Denominations & Sects of the Church, Methodist churches
Listen August 14, 1785 Death of John William Fletcher John William Fletcher is often referred to as the “First Theologian of Methodism.” He earned this popular title as a result of having vigorously defended John Wesley’s Arminianism against Calvinistic polemical rivals. In the early- and mid-1770s, Fletcher undertook the defense of Wesley against Calvinists who charged Wesley with...Read more... Read more...
Christians Initiate American Public Schools
American History, Christian History, Christian Witness, Role of Pastors
Listen 1642 Early public education laws American public education was initiated only a few years after the arrival of the Pilgrims and Puritans in the New World. Christians began to establish the private Ivy League schools as early as 1636 (Harvard), only sixteen years after the Pilgrims first arrived in New England. The foundation for public education, however, was first laid in the...Read more... Read more...
Teacher Appreciation
Christian Calendar (Holidays), Christian Social Influence, Christian Witness, July
Listen Before school resumes, your church may wish to take the opportunity to demonstrate its appreciation to teacher for their service to the community by honoring them. Consideration may be given to home, public, charter, and other school teachers. Celebrating Our Christian Heritage! We are a user supported non-profit organization. Your small gift is tax-deductible and will go...Read more... Read more...
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