Exquisite Cruelty
He began thinking himself a god, though he was actually “a degenerate with swollen paunch, weak and slender limbs, fat face, blotched skin, curly yellow hair, and dull gray eyes.” Continue reading Exquisite Cruelty
Category: This Day In Christian History
Isaac Watts’ Birthday Sermon
He fell under conviction in 1688 and learned to trust Christ in a personal way a year later Continue reading Isaac Watts’ Birthday Sermon
I Will Still Celebrate
As he prayed he realized he had long neglected prayer and the Lord. Continue reading I Will Still Celebrate
The First Crusade
In 1095 Pope Urban II preached an electrifying sermon before a great multitude. He described the plight of the Eastern Church, inundated by Turkish Muslims. Infidels controlled the Holy Land, Urban thundered, and Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the … Continue reading The First Crusade
The Gambler
Gambling can take a man’s shirt off his back, but Christ can clothe him with hope. Camillus de Lellis learned both lessons. He was an Italian, born in 1550 to a mother nearly 60. By 17 he stood six-and-a-half feet, … Continue reading The Gambler
Scotland’s Preacher
Thomas Guthrie was born on July 12, 1803, to a prosperous merchant and his devout wife. He entered the University of Edinburgh at age 12, devoured the physical sciences, and graduated at 16. He followed his inclinations toward theological studies, … Continue reading Scotland’s Preacher
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