That America began as a Christian nation is just based on history. Those who haven’t studied the Founding Fathers’ intent, or our foundational documents argue that this isn’t so. But once you have read about the lives of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and even Benjamin Franklin, you can’t help but come away with an admiration of their belief and Faith in Jesus Christ.

C. S. Lewis, a Christian Writer (The Chronicles of Narnia) of his day (1898-1963) had an interesting way of explaining things. Another writer said of him: “The mere Christianity of C. S. Lewis is not a philosophy or even a theology that may be considered, argued, and put away on a shelf (kind of like our debate about being a Christian nation).

“It is a way of life, one that challenges us always to remember, as Lewis once stated, that ‘there are no ordinary people’ and that ‘it is immortals who we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit.’ Once we tune ourselves to this reality, Lewis believes, we open ourselves to imaginatively transform our lives in such a way that evil diminishes and good prevails. It is what Christ asked of us in taking on our humanity, sanctifying our flesh, and asking us in turn to reveal God to one another.” (“Mere Christianity”, Introduction, page xix.1952.)

That’s also kind of what the Founding Fathers were asking us to do. Transform our lives in such a way that evil diminishes and good prevails. How are we doing?