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Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise, & Thanksgiving

Sunday, May 17, 2026, the National Mall in Washington, DC, was the scene of an historic gathering as Americans of every background across the country prepared for the nation’s 250th birthday with Scripture, testimony, prayer, and rededication of America as One Nation Under God.

[ Read the SemperVerus article, Celebrating 250 Years: Learn About the American Revolution ]

From morning fellowship in front of the US Capitol to an evening filled with music anchored at the main stage on 12th Street, Rededicate 250 was rooted in giving thanks for God’s presence in America’s national life throughout 250 years of American history and asking for his guidance for the next 250.

By semperverus
Posted on 05/17/202605/18/2026

US Presidential Message Commemorating 250 Years of the Bible in America

[The White House released the following statement by the President of the United States of America Donald J. Trump]

“This week (April 18–25, 2026), I send my best wishes to every citizen gathered at the Museum of the Bible, on the National Mall, and all across our country participating in America Reads the Bible, a historic initiative in which nearly 500 Americans will take part in a public reading, over the course of one week, of the entire Bible—from Genesis to Revelation—to celebrate 250 years of the Bible in America.” [On Tuesday, April 21, between 6–7 pm EDT, from the Oval Office of The White House, President Trump read 2 Chronicles 7:11-22:]

[ Read the SemperVerus article, Politicians, Celebrities, and More Will Read the Bible Aloud From Washington, DC ]

“From Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the New World and the first permanent English-speaking settlement at Jamestown to our founding in 1776 and to the present day, the Bible has been indelibly woven into our national identity and way of life. Nearly 400 years ago, a decade after the arrival of the Mayflower, the legendary John Winthrop powerfully invoked Jesus Christ’s Sermon on the Mount as recorded in the Gospel of Matthew: “We must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us,” Winthrop said, imploring his fellow Christian settlers to stand as a beacon of faith for all the world to see.

Politicians, Celebrities, and More Will Read the Bible Aloud From Washington, DC

From April 18–25, 2026, nearly 500 Christian leaders and 120 ministries will gather in Washington, DC, for the continuous, week-long reading of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, organized by America Reads the Bible.

[ Read SemperVerus articles on the topic of the BIBLE ]

Hosted at the World Stage Theater inside the Museum of the Bible and livestreamed nationally on Great American Pure Flix, the event coincides with the 250th anniversary of the United States.

[ Read the SemperVerus article, Celebrating 250 Years: Learn About the American Revolution ]

With the theme “One Week. One Nation. One Book,” the gathering is designed to highlight the enduring role of Scripture in shaping both personal faith and the broader American story. US President Donald Trump issued a statement featuring the celebration to commemorate 250 years of the Bible in America.

Fact: Jesus Rose from the Dead

Image by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash, https://inkypixelsdesign.com/ Easter is the annual celebration of the facts that Jesus lived in history, was fully deity—the Son of God—and fully human, lived a sinless life, died by crucifixion providing atonement for sinners, was entombed for three days, came back to life through God resurrecting him from the dead, and appeared before hundreds of eye-witnesses over 40 days. These historical facts comprise the bedrock of every Christian’s faith.

“I am trying here to prevent anyone from saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: ‘I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept his claim to be God.’ That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic—on a level with the man who says he is a poached egg—or else he would be the Devil of Hell.

You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse. You can shut him up for a fool, you can spit at Him and kill Him as a demon; or you can fall at His feet and call Him Lord and God. But let us not come up with any patronizing nonsense about His being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to.” C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

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Posted on 04/03/202604/09/2026
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Freedom Plane National Tour: Experience US History Firsthand

Experience consequential and original 18th and 19th century documents fundamental to America’s founding at major museums in eight US cities throughout 2026 as part of celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary (the semiquincentennial).

[ Read the SemperVerus article, Celebrating 250 Years: Learn About the American Revolution ]

Beginning in March 2026 and running through August 2026, the Freedom Plane National Tour: Documents That Forged a Nation will include the Treaty of Paris (1783) and the Secret Printing of the Constitution in Draft Form (1787).