He was a has-been, a fossil, a relic, an old fogey … but as a child, George Frideric Handel had accompanied his father to the court of Duke Johann Adolf. Idly wandering into the chapel, the boy found the organ … Continue reading Twenty-Three Days
He spent hours studying the Old and New Testaments on the subject of marriage, celibacy, and God’s will. Continue reading High Water
Called the “Dean of the House Churches,”Wang Ming Dao was born in the foreign legation quarter of Beijing in 1900 while it was under siege of the Boxers. His early life was one of extreme poverty and repeated illness; but he had an inquiring … Continue reading Dean of House Churches
The leaders of the early church included two men named Sixtus. The first served as bishop of Rome from about 117 to 127. Sixtus II occupied the same office in 257–258. The latter rose to the position during the unfortunate … Continue reading Death in the Catacombs
William the Conqueror may have conquered England during the Norman Invasion of 1066, but he never conquered his own appetites. He was ruthless, harsh, wrathful—and always hungry. He grew so stout that his tomb proved too small for him, and … Continue reading Arrow from Nowhere
Ballington Booth was born on this day, July 28, 1857 into one of the most extraordinary families the world has known. His father and mother were the famous evangelists William and Catherine Booth, founders of the Salvation Army, and their children were … Continue reading Ballington Booth Founded Volunteers of America
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