Josh and Rachel accompany Erwin Springer back to the American Revolution in "The Day Independence Came." While learning such necessary skills of the period such as horseback riding and swimming, we discuss time travel, Mr. Whitaker's physiognomy, and the uneasy relationship between patriotism, politics, and Christianity.

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If you're interested in the John Piper podcast about patriotism, you can find it here. https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/how-much-patriotism-is-too-much-patriotism

The book, George Washington, Christian is free online and can be found here. https://thefederalistpapers.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/George-Washington-the-Christian.pdf

To read the article we quoted on Benjamin Franklin, you can find it here. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/06/28/how-benjamin-franklin-a-deist-became-the-founding-father-of-a-unique-kind-of-american-faith/

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Artwork courtesy of Focus on the Family.

Adventures in Odyssey Theme by John Campbell, re-recorded by Wesley Burchell.