The Heritage Blog

John Winthrop's sermon, "A Model of Christian Charity," is an enduring masterpiece of Puritan literature. This sermon, delivered in 1630 aboard the ship Arbella, continues to resonate today, thanks to … read more

Unending Questions Kids ask a lot of questions. According to a 2013 British study by online retailer Littlewoods.com, girls do so more than boys, asking as many as 390 questions per day based on a … read more

From his death on February 4, 1761, to the American Civil War (1861-65), the sermons of Samuel Davies were the most widely sold and most eagerly read sermons on both sides of the Atlantic. Things chan … read more

“Somewhere Phillis Wheatley is smiling on Amanda Gorman,” someone tweeted after Gorman’s recitation of her poem at Joe Biden’s inaugural speech. “The poet Phillis Wheatley would be proud,” tweeted … read more

William Perkins was born in 1558 to Thomas and Hannah Perkins in the village of Marston Jabbett, in Bulkington parish, Warwickshire. As a youth, he indulged in recklessness, profanity, and drunkenness … read more