Missionaries Died in Ecuador Jungle The five men on “Palm Beach,” a strip of sand on the Curaray River, Ecuador, knew that there was danger. But they took the risk for a chance to make friendly contact with the Huaorani (Auca) Indians. Missionaries Ed McCulley, Nate Saint, Jim Elliot, Pete Fleming, and Roger Youderian, had … More Today in Church History
Alexander Whyte Overcame Illigitimacy On this day, January 6, 1921, Alexander Whyte died quietly in his sleep. The eighty-five-year-old Scotsman had risen from poverty and illegitimacy to become one of the most prominent pastors in Scotland. His faith began when he was young. Sunday mornings, his hardworking mother, Janet Thomson, took him to the Free … More Today in Church History
Inimitable Peter Marshall Took on the Senate As a matter of fact, as I think back over the evidences of the Lord’s guidance in my own life, I feel ashamed that my faith is not a more radiant, contagious thing.” Would you be able to say that if your father had died when you were … More Today in Church (and U.S.) History
Perronet’s “National Anthem of Christendom” Some years ago, missionary E. P. Scott went to India. He set out to visit a remote mountain tribe which had never heard the name of Christ. As he neared their land, he was suddenly surrounded by a savage band of warriors, all pointing their spears straight at his heart. Expecting … More Today in Church History
John Wycliffe on His Death Bed Wycliffe’s Final Days The word that John Wycliffe was dying whipped like storm winds across England. Now on this day, December 30, 1384, clerics–many of them his enemies–crowded into his room at Lutterworth. If they hoped to hear some last word or a recantation from him, they were disappointed. John … More Today in Church History
Johann von Staupitz, Luther’s Confessor If it had not been for Dr. Staupitz, I should have sunk in hell,” said Martin Luther. Johann von Staupitz was the vicar of the Augustinian order at the University of Wittenberg when Luther responded to an invitation by Frederick the Wise by coming there to teach. At the time … More Today in Church History
Arrest of Valiant Cardinal Mindszenty Freedom to practice religion was a rare commodity in Hungary during the Nazi occupation and under the Communist tyranny that followed it. Any religious leader who resisted either of these totalitarian regimes was in danger of life and liberty. One who was pinched in the jaws of both states was … More Today in Church History
The 1st Recorded Celebration of Christmas Today is Christmas day (Christ’s mass). But for the first 300 years of Christianity, it wasn’t so. When was Christmas first celebrated? In an old list of Roman bishops, compiled in A. D. 354 these words appear for A.D. 336: “25 Dec.: natus Christus in Betleem Judeae.” December … More Today in Church History
Christmas Eve Why is Christmas Eve on December 24th? The Bible does not clearly answer this question. Evidently, the first Christians didn’t make a point of celebrating the birth of Christ. If they knew the precise date of his birth, they didn’t make an issue of it. One writer notes that various leaders in the early church suggested … More Today in Church History
Hugh McKail Hanged after Torture When Hugh McKail dragged himself up the scaffold for his hanging, on this day, December 22, 1666 he did so joyfully. The twenty-six-year-old Scotsman was eager to enter eternal life with God and he told the crowd so. “Now I leave off to speak any more with created beings and begin my … More Today in Church History
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