"Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" is a short story by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne published in 1837. In the story, Dr. Heidegger invites four elderly friends to his study. He displays a vase that he claims has water from the Fountain of Youth discovered in Florida. The water wondrously causes an old rose to bloom again when… Continue reading Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment
Author: Larry Foster
I am the Editor of the Conservative Christian Apologist. I have been a Christian for almost 60 years since my youth.
Climate Change
Recently, a publication called the "World Climate Declaration" was published that stated that there is no climate emergency and that climate science has degenerated into a discussion based on beliefs, not on sound self-critical science. The document was signed by over 1,100 scientists and professionals from around the world led by Norwegian physics Nobel Prize… Continue reading Climate Change
Lizzie Atwater
Lizzie Atwater, along with her husband, was one of the 8,000 missionaries working at any one time in China between 1830 and 1949. In 1900 an anti-Christian group known as the Boxers waged a war against the foreign powers that had seized their land by military might and in particular the Christians who came along… Continue reading Lizzie Atwater
The Last Emperor of Mexico
The "Last Emperor of Mexico" is a biography of Maximilian I, the last emperor of Mexico and an Austrian Hapsburg Archduke, written by Edward Shawcross. Maximilian, born in 1832, was a member of the Austrian ruling Hapsburg family, with his brother, Franz Joseph, becoming Emperor in 1848. Maximilian became head of Austria's navy in 1854… Continue reading The Last Emperor of Mexico
A Contrite Spirit
"For thus says the High and Lofty OneWho inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy:'I dwell in the high and holy place,With him who has a contrite and humble spirit,To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.' " Isaiah 57:15 " 'For all those things My hand has… Continue reading A Contrite Spirit
Fort Sumter For Virginia
In 1861 newly elected President Abraham Lincoln was faced with how to keep the country together, something he earnestly desired. Despite his repeated assurances that he would never bother slavery in the States where it was already in place and his support of a Constitutional amendment that would state that slavery could never be disturbed… Continue reading Fort Sumter For Virginia
Right to Kill Babies in Womb Overturned!
The constitutional right for a women to elect to kill her unborn baby was overturned in the recent Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Supreme Court case. The previous Roe v. Wade decision was definitely overturned by a majority of judges. Therefore, the right to kill an unborn baby is no longer constitutionally protected. The… Continue reading Right to Kill Babies in Womb Overturned!
Green Power
A dirty little secret of Green power is that coal and gas are full-time sources while wind and solar are not. Wind and solar produce little or no energy about 70 percent of the time. This means that to replace 1,000 MW of coal, it will take 3,500 MW of wind turbines’ “nameplate capacity,” or… Continue reading Green Power
Transgenderism
"A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to a man, nor shall a man put on a woman’s garment, for all who do so are an abomination to the Lord your God." Deuteronomy 22:5 "So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He… Continue reading Transgenderism
The Most Reluctant Convert
"The dullest and most uninteresting person you meet may one day be a creature that if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to fall down and worship or else a horror or a corruption such as you now meet, or if at all, only in a nightmare. All day long we are… Continue reading The Most Reluctant Convert
The First 13th Amendment
Juneteenth Day is approaching which celebrates the abolition of slavery accomplished by the 13th amendment to the Constitution. However, few people today remember the first proposed 13th Amendment which was never ratified. In December 1860 as the Southern states were starting to succeed the Senate quickly formed a "Committee of Thirteen" to investigate possible legislative… Continue reading The First 13th Amendment
Bad Blood
"Bad Blood" is a book by John Carreyou, about Theranos, Inc. and Elizabeth Holmes, its founder and CEO. Carreyou was the prizewinning Wall Street Journal reporter who broke the story, initially from sources inside the company, of the misrepresentations related to a device that Holmes maintained could do 200 blood tests on a prick of… Continue reading Bad Blood
The Ministry of Truth
In George Orwell's novel, "1984", written in 1948 about a future fictional facist country called "Oceania", the "Ministry of Truth" makes sure that all information available to the population of Oceania conforms to the current party line. This ministry was in charge of changing accounts of the past and destroying any evidence that might prove… Continue reading The Ministry of Truth
Happy At Any Cost
"Happy at any Cost" by Kirsten Grind and Katherine Sayre is the story of Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh. Hsieh took over the struggling online shoe retailer in the early days of internet e-commerce and made it into a profitable company. Amazon later bought out the company for 1.2 billion making Hsieh a rich man. His… Continue reading Happy At Any Cost
Soul-Crushing Barbarity
Recently, two pro-life activists were on there way to sidewalk counsel at the Washington-Surgo abortion clinic in D.C. They spotted a medical-waste-management truck loading boxes. They managed to get the driver to open one of the boxes as they suspected they included aborted babies. They found 110 first-trimester and five late-term babies. One baby was… Continue reading Soul-Crushing Barbarity
Heart of a Tiger
"Heart of a Tiger" by Herschel Cobb is a book about the summers spent by the author with his grandfather Ty Cobb at his home in Lake Tahoe in the 1950s and 1960s. The purpose of the book was to give another viewpoint of Ty Cobb, one of the greatest baseball players to ever play… Continue reading Heart of a Tiger
The Blessed Forgiven
"Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit is no deceit.... I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,' and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.… Continue reading The Blessed Forgiven
Desert Fox
"Desert Fox" by Samuel Mitcham is a biography of German General Erwin Rommel. Rommel is widely considered, along with American General George Patton, as one of the two best generals of World War II. The book covers his his entire life, including his impressive exploits as a junior officer in World War I, but concentrates… Continue reading Desert Fox
The Power of Prayer
"Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit." James 5:17-18 Elijah was able to stop the… Continue reading The Power of Prayer
Trudeau’s Enabling Act
Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada recently invoked the "Emergencies Act", voted into law by Parliament in years past for national emergencies. It was invoked in response to continuing trucker protests (against vaccine mandates) and blockades in the city of Ottawa and certain Canada-US border crossings. Included are orders that certain financial service providers cease the… Continue reading Trudeau’s Enabling Act
Interview With Our Editor
The following is an interview with the Editor with questions posed by Steve 2525. Question 1 - American Society has changed drastically and significantly since 2015. During the Trump administration the Media and Democrats in Congress, FBI, DOJ, NSA and Establishment Republicans began a war upon Conservatives and Donald Trump as their representative. Since then… Continue reading Interview With Our Editor
Robert E Lee: A Life
"Robert E Lee: A Life" is the newest biography of the Confederate general written by historian Allen C. Guelzo. Guelzo is a self-described Yankee partisan but presents a fairly even-handed portrait, but more negative than some better biographies such as by Emory Thomas or Douglas Southall Freeman. While critical of Lee for his view on… Continue reading Robert E Lee: A Life
Be Kind to the Wicked
"Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.... and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for He is kind to the ungrateful and the evil." Luke 6:27-28, 35 One of the commands of our… Continue reading Be Kind to the Wicked
Amy Carmichael
Amy Carmichael was one of the most famous Christian missionaries in history, serving 55 years in India. Raised in Belfast in Northern Ireland, Amy studied music, singing and painting and found the Savior while in boarding school. Following her conversion she had a longing to learn how to live a holy life, pleasing to God.… Continue reading Amy Carmichael
A Passion For God
"A Passion For God" by Lyle Dorsett is a biography of A. W. Tozer. Tozer, a Christian and Missionary Alliance pastor, is probably best know for writing the classic book "The Pursuit of God" calling Christians to a more closer intimacy with God. Tozer was born in Western Pennsylvania in poverty and moved to Akron,… Continue reading A Passion For God
