Joseph Lister Joseph Lister belongs on a short list of the world’s greatest doctors. His research taught him that killing germs would save lives and allow surgeons to operate inside bodies. Fierce resistance met his ideas and he had to defend them over the opposition of England’s top physicians. But when he died on this day, … More Today in Church History
John Q. Adams, His Father’s Son Who would be the next president of the United States? The election of 1824 gave none of the three candidates a majority vote. Under the Constitution, the House of Representatives must decide the matter. On this day, February 9th, 1825 they did so. Rejecting Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay, … More Today in Church (and U.S.) History
Bonhoeffer Transferred to Buchenwald Concentration Camp Where does a Christian fit in a nation which makes itself god? The Lutheran theologian Deitrich Bonhoeffer answered that the Christian’s duty is to resist such a regime. This landed him in a concentration camp and cost him his life. Safe in exile in America, he abruptly returned to … More Today in Church History
The Judsons That kind of a honeymoon was that? Adoniram Judson and Anne Hasseltine were married one day. The next, they attended Adoniram’s ordination to mission work. This day, February 6, 1812 was one of the coldest days of the year. Heavy snow had fallen the night before as a cold front moved in. Despite the cold, … More Today in Church (and U.S.) History
John Rogers, 1st of Many Martyrs John Rogers burned to death at a stake at Smithfield, England on this Monday morning, February 4,1555. Among the onlookers who encouraged him were his own children. What monstrous crime had earned him this cruel death? Born about 1500, Rogers was educated at Cambridge. He became a Catholic priest … More Today in Church History
Another Peace Plan for Israel and the Palestinians A Look at the Trump Proposal JOHN STONESTREET WITH ROBERTO RIVERA This White House is certainly not the first to offer a proposal for resolving the nearly eight-decade conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. And, judging by the response so far, Trump’s proposal will likely not be … More Another Peace Plan for Israel and the Palestinians
4 Chaplains Set a High Standard of Heroism Captain Hans J. Danielsen of the Dorchester was uneasy. The coast guard had warned him that a U-boat was prowling the shipping lane off the coast of Newfoundland. As icy night fell, he ordered the troops he was ferrying to turn in with their life vests on in case … More Today in Church (and U.S.) History
Henry Alline, Evangelist to Nova Scotia I do not wonder that it is so hard for you to keep up an external appearance of Christianity. It is a hard task without any divine love or heavenly life to produce it. Why try any longer to cover your nakedness with fig leaves…” Henry Alline preached with … More Today in Church History
Erasmus Loaded the Reformation Cannon Erasmus loaded the cannon that Luther fired. The greatest scholar of his day, Erasmus rammed two shots into the barrel of the Reformation. The first shot was a satire titled, The Praise of Folly, which poked fun at the errors of Christian Europe. For example, Erasmus reminded his readers that Peter said … More Today in Church History
Missionaries Kidnapped in Columbia “We had no idea we were living in a dangerous area,” said Tania Rich. “[W]e were just a normal couple doing what we thought we should with our lives.” That happened to be work with New Tribes Mission in the Kuna tribe on the Panama-Colombia border. On this day, January 31, … More Today in Church History
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