Sunday, May 27, 2018

Today in History - May 28

1830: The U.S. Congress authorized Indian removal from all states to Western Prairie (Source)

Best selling author John Grisham published a novel in 2016 titled The Whistler. It centers around a crooked judge, organized crime, and a casino, Here is an excerpt from this great book:

"'You've spoiled me, Claudia, and I'm not sure I'll ever be able to find another judge so easily corruptible.'
'Let's hope not.'
'Getting religion in your later years?'
'No, I'm just tired of working. I had to take a child away from its mother today...So as she's leaving, the mother announces in open court, 'Hey, no big deal, I'm already pregnant again.'
'What an awful way to make a buck.'
'I'm tired of it. Stealing from the Indians is much more enjoyable.'"

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

America's Sins Against the Indians, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
J.S. Murrow: 72 Years A Missionary to the Indians in Oklahoma, by Laurence Justice

1972: White House Plumbers break into the Democratic National Headquarters at Watergate in Washington D.C. (Source)

Recommended reading:

Deep Truth: The Lives of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, by Adrian Havil (1993):

Note: This book will make you question whether we've really been told the whole story behind the scandal that brought down Richard Nixon. Here is a quote from this book:

"Whenever you run a clandestine operation, you run two things at the same time: you prepare the team for the hit, and you keep it so small there's nobody to spread it all around. And across the hall is a big staff working on what we call special plans. They're preparing the cover story. The cover story is what they want people to believe and to talk about, and to argue about." - From a 1992 speech by Col. Fletcher Prouty, former chief of special operations, Joint Chief of Staff

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Chuck Colson - The Faith, Pastor Kevin Boling Interviews Chuck Colson
Biography of Chuck Colson, Part 1, by Michael Chandler
Biography of Chuck Colson, Part 2, by Michael Chandler

1987: 60th National Spelling Bee: Stephanie Petit wins spelling staphylococci (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

UN Sex Education Standards, by Jim Schneider [Crosstalk America]
Fighting the Rise of Secular Education, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
Education Vs. Indoctrination, by Dr. Peter Hammond
A Biblical View of Education, by Pastor Kevin Boling

How I Found Christ?

 How I Found Christ? by Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)