Zwingli Perished by the Sword
Impressed by the reform writings of the great humanist scholar Erasmus, he moved toward reformation even before Luther.
Study in Contrasts
He wrote the rule book for the Knights Templar…
The Restoration
Joseph Alleine’s imprisonment was occasioned by the restoration of the English monarchy and the laws passed by England’s government in the 1660s. For years England had seesawed between Catholic and […]
American Sunday School Union’s Huge Challenge
It was on this day May 25, 1830, in Philadelphia. Just six years earlier, the American Sunday School Union had adopted its name and constitution on the same day. Now the members […]
Borrow’s Bible Adventures in Spain
George Borrow’s The Bible in Spain was published on this day, December 10, 1842. The author was an agent for the British and Foreign Bible Society. His book sold wildly, and remains one of […]
The Bishop’s Sepulcher
Along the way, Ignatius wrote seven letters that rank among the most famous documents in church history.
The Waldensians
Others made their way from the Piedmont mountains of Europe to the Piedmont mountains of North Carolina.
Finished
My God, why … ? is not an unknown prayer among Christians—Why did she contract cancer? Why was I fired? Why does God seem to forget us? Yet Jesus, having […]
Charles I
The mixing of politics and spirituality can be explosive for a head of state or the head of a church—and especially when both heads occupy one set of shoulders. The […]
Last of the Inklings’ Thursday Meetings
One of the most famous members of the group was J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. He liked the name Inklings, because it suggested half-formed ideas and dabbling with ink.
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