Book Review: 7 Tipping Points that Changed the World Brothers, Chris and Ted Stewart, are some of the few people who are entirely qualified to write a book that encompasses so many major, life altering moments of history. Although neither man has a deep historical background, both men have rich political histories. They both served in political offices which has given them a deep understanding of the power of democracy. Their personal connection to the American government has blessed them with a different perspective than most. They have first hand experiences of the incredible freedom that American democracy has given its citizens. Their book explores the historical moments that lead up to the creation of our great governmental system. Their previous book 7 Miracles that Saved America also proves their credibility. Through
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In this modern era of American democracy, Christianity is almost always left at the wayside. Policies are constantly being put into place to keep the Christian religion out of the public realm. I found it really interesting that these two men argue that democracy would have most likely never existed without the Christian faith. To me, this concept is extremely ironic. Additionally, I did not know that Constantine was converted by seeing a burning cross in the sky. I have heard of this great leader before, but I had not heard his conversion story. I had no idea it was so interesting. This fact was interesting to me because it really shows the incredible ways that God can work. Although we do not often hear about miracles taking place in America, it seems very clear that they do take place when they are needed. This was encouraging to me, especially after thinking about the previous topic. Even though Christianity is not popular in the United States today, God could still reveal himself to the American
In this modern era of American democracy, Christianity is almost always left at the wayside. Policies are constantly being put into place to keep the Christian religion out of the public realm. I found it really interesting that these two men argue that democracy would have most likely never existed without the Christian faith. To me, this concept is extremely ironic. Additionally, I did not know that Constantine was converted by seeing a burning cross in the sky. I have heard of this great leader before, but I had not heard his conversion story. I had no idea it was so interesting. This fact was interesting to me because it really shows the incredible ways that God can work. Although we do not often hear about miracles taking place in America, it seems very clear that they do take place when they are needed. This was encouraging to me, especially after thinking about the previous topic. Even though Christianity is not popular in the United States today, God could still reveal himself to the American