Friday, August 31, 2018

History: 5 Things That Happened on August 31

1. 1888: Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims (Source)

Recommended sermons, podcasts, and videos:

Witches, Vampires, Serial Killers and Death - Standard Reading Fare for 10-Year-Olds, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
How Jesus Saved Jeffrey Dahmer - The Pastor Who Baptised the Worst Serial Killer, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
Ted Bundy's Last Interview (With Dr. James Dobson)

Recommended books and videos:

   

2. 1919: American Communist party founded under the slogan "Workers of the World Unite" (Chronicle of the 20th)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Marx, by Dr. R. C. Sproul (1939-2017)
Christian Colleges - Pro-Marxist? Communism for Kid - New Curriculum, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

Recommended reading:

95 Years Ago, The USSR Was Formed. Let's Look at the Numbers - dailycaller.com

Recommended video:

History of the Soviet Union Set to the Music of Tetris




3. 1925: 150,000 Miners walk out in a nationwide coal strike  (Chronicle of the 20th)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Message to the Miners, by Rev. Matthew Pickhaven [Text: John 14:1-6] [2010]
Rescue of the Miners in Chile, by Rev. Ron Barnes [PDF] [Text: Psalm 40:2] [2010]
The Godly Men of the Sago Mine Disaster, by Jeff Arthur [Text: Colossians 3:1; Colossians 3:2]

4. 1934: Textile strike sweeping U.S. now extends to wool, 650,000 out  (Chronicle of the 20th)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The Postman Who Did Not Strike, by Dr. Ian R. K. Paisley (1926-2014) [Text: 2 Chronicles 30:6]
Can Christian Chicago Teachers Strike? by Pastor Sean E. Harris [2012] [Text: Matthew 20]
Labor Unions - Blessing or Curse? by Pastor Kevin Swanson

5. 1959: New York: Police Commissioner shifts 1,400 to fight increasing youth crime (Chronicle of the 20th)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Personal Testimony, by Michael Whitley [Text: Acts 9:1-5]
Gang Murder and Amazing Grace, by Chuck O'Neil [Text: 1 Corinthians 3:6,7]

Recommended books and :


  

How I Found Christ?

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