Articles for tag: Benjamin Franklin

April 28, 2026

Rick Cherok

A Great Awakening Movie Review Christian Standard

Review: “A Great Awakening”

Sight & Sound Films’ A Great Awakening dramatizes the friendship of George Whitefield and Benjamin Franklin, framed by the Constitutional Convention. The review calls it inspiring and historically accurate overall, despite some cinematic liberties.

Lady Wisdom, Ben Franklin, and the Marlboro Man

Jay Engelbrecht Your creator designed you to live healthy and well. How can we cooperate with his yearning for our best? Let”s test your knowledge of the book of Proverbs. Three of the quotes below come from Eugene Peterson”s modern paraphrase The Message, while the other two come from founding father Benjamin Franklin. Can you identify the source of each? 1. “Don”t stuff yourself; bridle your appetite.” 2. “He that won”t be counseled can”t be helped.” 3. “When you”re given a box of candy, don”t gulp it all down.” 4. “Eat to live, don”t live to eat.” 5. “It”s not smart

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