Thursday, May 3, 2018

Today in History - May 4th

1415:  Religious reformers, Jan Huss and John Wycliffe are condemned as heritics at the Council of Constance (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Lollards, Hus, Council of Constance, by Dr. James White
John Hus - A Biographical Sketch, by Arden Hodgens
John Wycliffe - Morning Star of the Reformation, by Dr. Alan Cairns

Note: Forbes magazine, March 06, 2013, has an interesting article comparing two of the largest Bible translation organizations in the world today, Wycliffe Bible Translators and Pioneer Bible Translators:

The Big Business of Wycliffe Bible Translation and Why They Might Lose Money

1818: Netherlands and Britain sign treaty against illegal slave handling (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Liberals Mock the Old Testement for Sex Slavery, Polygamy, Etc. - Setting the Record Straight, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
Addictions: Slavery to a Cruel Master, by Alan Lester
Negro Slavery Unjustifiable, a Discourse, by Alexander McCleod (1796-1871)
Slavery - The Rest of the Story, by Dr. Peter Hammond
Slavery in Islam, by Jim Schneider (Crosstalk)
Civil War and Reconstruction, by George S. Whitten, Sr.
The Abolition of Slavery, by Rev. Gordon Dane
Slavery and the History of the American Slave Trade, by Brent Givens

How I Found Christ?

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