Why Mirror of Kings?

The title comes from a simple idea.

A mirror doesn't flatter you.

It doesn't condemn you.

It simply shows you what is there.

As a Christian, I believe God's truth functions the same way. Church leaders have often describes God's law as a mirror that reveals who we really are—not so that we despair, but so that we recognize our need for grace.

That same posture shapes how I want to study history.

When we examine the lives of influential people, we shouldn't ask only, Were they good or bad?

We should also ask:

• What made them who they were?

• What can we learn from their decisions?

• Where would I have succeeded—or failed—in their circumstances?

• What does their story reveal about human nature...and about my own?

History becomes far more valuable when it reflects something back to us.