Thursday, August 23, 2018

History; 6 Things That Happened on August 23

1.406: Gothic King Radagaisus is executed after he is defeated by Roman General Stilicho and "12,000" Barbarians are incorporated into Roman army or sold as slaves (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Persecutions of the Christians in Persia, by John Foxe (1516-1587) [Texen from John Foxe's Book of Martyrs]
Church History: The Barbarians, by Matt Powell

2. 1839: British capture Hong Kong from China (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

What Churches Face in Hong Kong, by Lewis Kong

3. 1912: Switzerland: Italian and Ottoman  Empire Begins Peace Talks at Caux (Chronicle of the 20th)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The Ottoman Empire, by Dr. Fred
9 Jews Under Ottoman Empire, by Daniel E. Woodhead

4. 1930: Four Long Island clubs raided; 19 arrested for gambling (Chronicle of the 20th)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Evils of Gambling, by Rev. Stephen Hamilton [Text: Proverbs 13:11]
From Gambling to Christ: The Testimony of John Dumigan
The High Price of Bad Company, by Pastor Andrew Webb [Text: Proverbs 1:8-19]

5. 1964: Mass executions reported in Haiti (Chronicle of the 20th)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Does God Hate Haiti? by Rev. Ian Brown

6. 1972: Miami: Police arrest 900 anti-war demonstrators (Chronicle of the 20th)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The Christian View of War, by Dr. Richard D. Phillips [Text: Romans 13:1-4]
Just War Theory, Pearl Harbor, and the Second World War, by Dr. Bill Potter
Were the Atom Bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima Justified? by Dr. Peter Hammond

How I Found Christ?

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