Opening China
He became a Christian at age 15 and joined a praying society that met every Monday night in his father’s workshop. Continue reading Opening China
Category: This Day In Christian History
Heart Palpitations
When hindered by God from laboring for you in any other way, it is my heart’s joy to labor for you thus. Continue reading Heart Palpitations
“Glory be to God for all things”
John Chrysostom was born in Antioch in 347. Different scholars describe his mother Anthusa as a pagan or as a Christian, and his father was a high-ranking military officer. John’s father died soon after his birth and he was raised by his mother. He was baptized in 368 or 373 … Continue reading “Glory be to God for all things”
Doused with Brandy
If all the world were like us,” wrote a humble hatmaker… Continue reading Doused with Brandy
The Pope Who Commissioned the Gregorian Calendar
Ugo Boncompagni was born the son of Cristoforo Boncompagni and of his wife Angela Marescalchi in Bologna, where he studied law and graduated in 1530. He later taught jurisprudence for some years, and his students included notable figures such as Cardinals Alexander Farnese, Reginald Pole, and Charles … Continue reading The Pope Who Commissioned the Gregorian Calendar
Gothic Greatness
In Europe, at the turn of the thirteenth-century hundreds of great Gothic cathedrals were erected, among them the famous Notre Dame in Paris. A young man, studying at the University of Paris, watched with interest. He listened to reports of … Continue reading Gothic Greatness
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