Monday, September 10, 2018

Today in History - September 10

1547: The English demanded that Edward VI wed Mary Queen of Scots (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Henry VIII, Persecutor, and Edward VI, Reformer, by Joe Morecraft, III
Reformation in England,: Henry VIII to Edward VI, by Rev. John Sawtelle
Dedication to Edward VI, King of England and France, Lord of Ireland, by Henry Bullinger (1504-1575)
King Edward VI - the English Josiah, by Pooyan Mehrshhahi [Text: 2 Chronicles 34]

1908: Russian newspapers celebrate Tolstoy's 80th birthday, calling him the Shakespeare of the 19th Century (Chronicle of the 20th)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Tolstoy and Christ, by Donald C. Macaskill [Text: John 6:28]


Recommended reading:

The 10 Books by Leo Tolstoy You Have to Read - theculturetrip.com





1924: U.S.S.R: Red army under Ordjonikidz crushes Tiflis worker's uprising; several executed without trial (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

1962: U.S. nuclear test schedule revised in fear over recently formed radiation belt (Chronicle of the 20th)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

God vs. Bill Nye - I think God's Got This One, by Stephen A. Chronister [Text: Romans 1:18-26; Revelation 22]
Astrophysics - Let's Find Out What God Says About It, by Stephen A. Chronister [Text:Isaiah 42:1-5]

1990: Ivory Coast; Pope Paul II consecrates the world's biggest Christian church,  Our Lady of Peace, basilica, at Yamoussoukro (Chronicle of the 20th)

Recommended reading:

How I Found Christ?

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