Monday, August 13, 2018

History: 8 Things That Happened on August 13

1. 582: Maurice becomes Emperor of the Byzantine Empire (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The Byzantine or Traditional Text, by Rev. John Greer [Text: Acts 11:19-26]
The NT Text: The superiority of the Majority Text, by Rev. Brian Schwertley [Text: 2 Timothy 3:16]

2. 1926:  Fidel Castro Born this day (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Cuba, Castro,  & Communism, by Dr. Peter Hammond

Recommended reading:

None Dare Call it Conspiracy, by Gary Allen (1971)
U.S. Globalists Put Castro in Power and Kept Him There - thenewamerican.com
95 Years Ago, The USSR Was Formed. Let's Look at the Numbers - dailycaller.com


3. 1521: Spanish conquistadors under Hernan Cortes capture Aztec Emperor Cuauhtemoc in Tenochtitlan marking the end of the Aztec Empire (source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The Truth About Cortez and Columbus (The Systematic Destruction of America), by Pastor Kent Black
Christianity in Latin America, by Matt Powell
America's Founding Fathers, by Paul McDade

4. 1918:  Great Britain recognizes the Czech nation (Chronicle of the 20th 

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Witness in the Czech Republic, by Mr. Zdenek Carasek (2007)
Czech President Talks Some Sense About Global Warming, by Dr. Alan Cairns (2007)
Most Atheist Nations Now China and Czech, by Adam McManus (2018)

5. 1947: India: Riots sweep Lahore in Punjab; mobs stone Gandhi's house (Chronicle of the 20th Century)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Why Christ Excels Muhammed, Gandhi, and Darwin, by Pastor Kevin Swanson [Text: John 1:16,17]

6. 1961: Berlin: East Germany Closes East-West Border (Chronicle of the 20th Century)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The Berlin Wall, by Rev. Jonathan Campbell [Text: Matthew 18:20]

Recommended reading:

The Real Meaning of Ich Bin Ein Berliner

7. 1978: Florida: Police Burn Record Marijuana Seizure of 100,000 tons (Chronicle of the 20th Century)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Harmful Effects of Marijuana, by Jim Schneider [Crosstalk America]
Is It a Sin to Smoke Pot? Pastor Kevin Boling interviews Dr. Mark Ward

8. 1989: U.S. Space Shuttle Columbia Returns from "Secret" Misson (Chronicle of the 20th Century)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The Space Shuttle Columbia, by Tim Bourgoise [Text: Matthew 10:26-31]
Truth for Times of Tragedy: God and the Space Shuttle, by Paul Gordon (2003) [Text: Ephesians 1:11]

How I Found Christ?

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