The Boy Preacher
He rode one horse 19,000 miles, preached to thousands, organized churches throughout New England… Continue reading The Boy Preacher
Category: This Day In Christian History
Fighting Fundamentalist
When theological liberalism invaded America in the early 1900s, an army of fundamentalists rose to defend the faith. Many were wise soldiers of the cross, but some were … well, overzealous. J. Frank Norris grew up in a dilapidated shack … Continue reading Fighting Fundamentalist
Justinian and Jesus
The fourth, fifth, and sixth centuries rumbled with prolonged controversy about the nature of Christ, and numerous councils convened to grapple with this issue. The Council of Nicaea in 325 said that Christ was fully divine. Fifty years later, the … Continue reading Justinian and Jesus
A Trumpet’s Voice
Giffordgate, Scotland, outside Haddington, was an ardently Catholic village containing several churches, two monasteries, an abbey—and a farming couple named Knox who reared a child named John. The lad excelled at Haddington Grammar School where his teacher proclaimed him the … Continue reading A Trumpet’s Voice
John Brown Finds a Wife
The mid-1680s is remembered as the Killing Time in Scotland. Royal regiments martyred Scottish Presbyterians at will. Despite the danger, Presbyterian John Brown fell in love with Isabell Weir. He proposed to her but warned her that he would one … Continue reading John Brown Finds a Wife
The Tempest
During its first three centuries, the Church met persecution in sporadic intervals around the empire. But nothing compared with the tempest that befell it during the days of Roman emperor Diocletian. Diocletian, seizing power in a coup, appointed fellow-soldier Maximian … Continue reading The Tempest
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