Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Today in History - August 1

1498: Christopher Columbus lands on "Isla Santa" (Venezuela) (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Columbus, by BJU Students and Faculty (A radio drama)

Recommended reading:



3. 30 B.C.: Mark Anthony, lover of the Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII and claimant to the Roman throne, stabbed himself when faced with certain defeat at the hands of his rival Octavian (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Wars of Antiochus (Daniel 11:14-20), Part 1, by Gregory A. Miller
Wars of Antiochus (Daniel 11:14-20), Part 2, by Gregory A. Miller

4. 1956: President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a law officially declaring 'In God We Trust' to be the nation's official motto. The law, P. L. 84-140, also required that the phrase be printed on the nation's currency (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

In God We Trust...Or Not, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
In  God We Trust, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
Our Nation Laid in God's Balance, by Dr. Joel Beeke [Text: Jeremiah 9:9 (Audio)]

How I Found Christ?

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