Saturday, August 25, 2018

History: 8 Things That Happened on August 25 & 26

1. 1270: King Louis IX of France dies in Tunis while on the eighth crusade (Source)


Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Second Crusade and Saladin, by Dr. Paul Ferguson
Church History: The Crusades, by Matt Powell

2. 1789: The Constituent Assembly in Versailles, France, approves the final version of the Declaration of the  Rights of man (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Human Rights vs. God's Law, by David Brown-UK
The French Revolution, by Dr. Peter Hammond
Versailles - The Poisonous Spirit of Vengence, by Dr. Peter Hammond

3. 1918: U.S.: War Industries Board declares Moving Pictures an "essential industry" (Chronicle of the 20th)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Should Christians Watch Movies? by Dr. David P. Murray

Recommended Poems:

The Bible or the TV Guide

Recommended video:

Doing My Homework While I Watch TV!

4. 1920: The Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution takes effect, giving Women the right to vote (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

How Feminism Captured Evangelicalism - John MacArthur on Feminism, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

Recommended video:

I Am Woman, by Helen Reddy
5. 1926: "Messiah" Jeddu Krishna murti arrives in N.Y. to spread world happiness (Chronicle of the 20th)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Children of God, Hare Krishna, and Trans. Meditation, by Dr. Phil Fernandez

6. 1945: China: Chiang forces enter Nanking and Shanghai (Chronicle of the 20th)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Chiang Kai-Shek, by BJU Students and Faculty

7. 967: The Beatles study Transcendental Meditation (Chronicle of the 20th)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Understanding Hinduism, by Dr. Peter Hammond

8. 1968: National Student Association reports 221 major college protests since the start of the year in U.S. (Chronicle of the 20th)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

How I Found Christ?

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