Saturday, June 23, 2018

Today in History - Saturday, June 23 & June 24

June 23

1683: William Penn signs a friendship treaty with the Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

William Penn or John Locke? by Paul McDade
William Penn: A Holy Experiment, by Tom Coleman

930: World's oldest parliament, the Icelandic Parliament, is established (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The Pilgrim's Calling to Submit to Civil Authority, by Prof. Herman Hanko [Text: Romans 13; 1 Peter 2:13-17]
When Government Tries to Be God, by Dr. David P. Murray [Text: Acts 4:19,20]

June 24

1717: 1st Free Mason's Grand Lodge formed in London (Source)

Recommended podcasts:

The Masonic Order and the Christian, by Rev. Andrew Patterson [Text: 2 Corinthians 6:14]
Secret Societies and Conspiracies, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

Recommended reading:

How I Found Christ?

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