The American Soul

Drop us a note about the podcast. “Men, in a word, must necessarily be controlled either by a power within them or a power without them; either by the Word of God or by the strong arm of man; either by the Bible or by the bayonet.” —Robert Winthrop, Speaker of the House Support the show The American Soul Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe Countryside Book Series https://www.amazo...

Drop us a note about the podcast. “And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe - the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God.” —JFK, 1961 Support the show The American Soul Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe Countryside Book Series https://www.amazon.com/Country...

Drop us a note about the podcast. “For Christ and the Church.“ —Harvard University  Support the show The American Soul Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe Countryside Book Series https://www.amazon.com/Countryside-Book-J-T-Cope-IV-ebook/dp/B00MPIXOB2   America's Christian Heritage Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/2622483

Drop us a note about the podcast. “4. That they shewing all profanation of God's name, Attributes, Word, Ordinances, and times of Worship, do studie with good conscience carefully to retaine God, and the love of his truth in their mindes, else let them know, that (notwithstanding their Learning) God may give them up to strong delusions, and in the end to a reprobate minde, 2 Thes. 2:11, 12. R...

Drop us a note about the podcast. “2. Let every Student be plainly instructed, and earnestly pressed to consider well, the maine end of his life and studies is, to know God and Jesus Christ which is eternall life, John 17:3 and therefore to lay Christ in the bottome, as the only foundation of all sound knowledge and Learning. And seeing the Lord only giveth wisedome, Let every one seriously set hi...

Drop us a note about the podcast. “What doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?!” —President Harding Support the show The American Soul Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe Countryside Book Series https://www.amazon.com/Countryside-Book-J-T-Cope-IV-ebook/dp/B00MPIXOB2   America's Christian Heritage Podcast https://www....

Drop us a note about the podcast. The primary goal of Marine Corps leadership is mission accomplishment. All other objectives are subordinate to that.  The secondary goal of Marine Corps leadership is troop welfare.  Coed units violate both principles.  Support the show The American Soul Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe Countryside Book Series https://www.amazon.com/Countryside...

Drop us a note about the podcast. “Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and the man who leads that gains the victory.” -George S. Patton Jr. Support the show The American Soul Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe Countryside Book Series https://www.amazon.com/Countryside-Book-J-T-Cope-IV-ebook/dp/B00MPIXOB2   America'...

Drop us a note about the podcast. “The religion of Jesus Christ aims at nothing less than the utter overthrow of all other systems of religion in the world; denouncing them as inadequate to the wants of man, false in their foundations, and dangerous in their tendency. It not only solicits the grave attention of all, to whom its doctrines are presented, but it demands their cordial belief, as a mat...

Drop us a note about the podcast. “Of the Divine character of the Bible, I think no man who deals honestly with his own mind and heart can entertain a reasonable doubt. For myself, I must say, that having for many years made the evidences of Christianity the subject of close study, the result has been a firm and increasing conviction of the authenticity and plenary inspiration of the Bible. It is...

Drop us a note about the podcast. “That is the conflict that day and night now pervades our lives.  No compromise can end that conflict. There never has been—there never can be—successful compromise between good and evil. Only total victory can reward the champions of tolerance, and decency, and freedom, and faith.” —FDR, 1942 Support the show The American Soul Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1...

Drop us a note about the podcast. “It seems fitting that on the occurrence of the hundredth anniversary of our existence as a nation a grateful acknowledgment should be made to Almighty God for the protection and the bounties which He has vouchsafed to our beloved country.” —President Grant, 1876 Support the show The American Soul Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe Countryside Bo...

Drop us a note about the podcast. “Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet anchor of your liberties; write its precepts in your hearts, and practice them in your lives.” —President Grant Support the show The American Soul Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe Countryside Book Series https://www.amazon.com/Countryside-Book-J-T-Cope-IV-ebook/dp/B00MPIXOB2   America's Christian Herita...

Drop us a note about the podcast. “…Marriage is a matter which concerns not only the men and women who contract it, but the State, the community, mankind… its object be not merely the mutual gratification and advantage of the husband and wife, but the due sustenance, nurture, and education of their children…” —Horace Greeley, ~1860s Support the show The American Soul Podcast https://www.buzzsprout...

Drop us a note about the podcast. “As religious faith is the foundation of free government, so is prayer an indispensable part of that faith.” —Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953 Support the show The American Soul Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe Countryside Book Series https://www.amazon.com/Countryside-Book-J-T-Cope-IV-ebook/dp/B00MPIXOB2   America's Christian Heritage Podcast h...

Drop us a note about the podcast. “IT WAS FOR THE LOVE OF THE TRUTHS OF THIS GREAT BOOK (THE BIBLE) THAT OUR FATHERS ABANDONED THEIR NATIVE SHORES FOR THE WILDERNESS. ANIMATED BY ITS LOFTY PRINCIPLES, THEY TOILED AND SUFFERED TILL THE DESERT BLOSSOMED AS THE ROSE ISAIAH 35:1]...” —President Zachary Taylor  Support the show The American Soul Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe Coun...

Drop us a note about the podcast. “It ( the Bible) is the rock on which our Republic rests.” —President Andrew Jackson “The teachings of the Bible are so interwoven and entwined with our whole civic and social life that it would be literally—I do not mean figuratively, I mean literally—impossible for us to figure to ourselves what that life would be if these teachings were removed.” —President Ted...

Drop us a note about the podcast. “And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, good will toward men.” ‭‭—Luke‬ ‭2‬:‭13‬-‭14‬  Support the show The American Soul Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe Countryside Book Series https://www.amazon.com/Countryside-Book-J-T-Cope-IV-ebook/dp...

Drop us a note about the podcast. “And now, please permit me a personal note. My wife and I wish to all of you here, and to all peoples everywhere, a very merry Christmas. As I light the Nation's Christmas tree, "God rest you . . . Let nothing you dismay." —Eisenhower, 1954 Support the show The American Soul Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe Countryside Book Serie...

Drop us a note about the podcast. “As religious faith is the foundation of free government, so is prayer an indispensable part of that faith.   Tonight, richly endowed in the good things of the earth, in the fellowship of our neighbors and the love of our families, would it not be fitting for each of us to speak in prayer to the Father of all men and women on this earth, of whatever nation, and of...

Drop us a note about the podcast. “Year after year it brings peace and tranquility to troubled hearts in a troubled world. And tonight the earth seems hushed, as we turn to the old, old story of how "God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."” —Truman, Christmas, 1952 Support the show The Amer...

Drop us a note about the podcast. “In this great country of ours has been demonstrated the fundamental unity of Christianity and democracy. ” —Truman, Christmas Eve, 1946 Support the show The American Soul Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe Countryside Book Series https://www.amazon.com/Countryside-Book-J-T-Cope-IV-ebook/dp/B00MPIXOB2   America's Christian Heritage Podcast h...

Drop us a note about the podcast. “In this day, whether it be far or near, the Kingdoms of this world shall become indeed the Kingdom of God and He will reign forever and ever, Lord of Lords and King of Kings. With that message I wish my countrymen a Merry Christmas and joyous days in the New Year.“ —Truman, Christmas Eve, 1945 Support the show The American Soul Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/...

Drop us a note about the podcast. “Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell; and George the Third may profit by their example…” —Patrick Henry There comes a time when coexistence as is between peoples is no longer possible. Support the show The American Soul Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe Countryside Book Series https://www.amazon.com/Countryside-Book-J-T-Cope-IV...

Drop us a note about the podcast. “With confidence in our armed forces with the unbounding determination of our people we will gain the inevitable triumph so help us God.“ —FDR, Day of Infamy, 1941 Support the show The American Soul Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe Countryside Book Series https://www.amazon.com/Countryside-Book-J-T-Cope-IV-ebook/dp/B00MPIXOB2   America's C...