Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Today in History - September 11

1565:  Ottoman forces retreat from Malta ending the Great Seige of Malta (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

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

1649: Seige of Drogheda ends: Oliver Cromwell's English Parliamentarian troops take the town and execute it garrison (Source

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The English Civil War, by Dr. Nick Needham
Church History: The English Civil War, Part 1, by Matt Powell
Church History: The English Civil War, Part 2, by Matt Powell
Oliver Cromwell: Saint, Soldier, Statesmen, by Dr. Alan Cairns (Text: Hebrews 8)
Oliver Cromwell, by Dr. Peter Hammond
Oliver Cromwell and His Russet-Coated Heroes, by Bill Potter
The Life and Labors of Oliver Cromwell, by Rev. Colin Mercer
Oliver Cromwell Lord Protector of England, by Rev. Ian Goligher (Text: 1 Samuel 18:12)

Oliver Cromwell: Hero of Faith, by Students and Faculty of Bob Jones University

1983: El Salvador: Arch Bishop condemns increase in activity of death squads (Chronicle of the 20th)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

El Salvadore Remains Pro-Life, by Adam McManus [Worldview in 5 Minutes]


1987: U.S.: Dan Rather, Angry over news delays due to tennis coverage, walks off set, leaving 7 minutes of dead air (Chronicle of the 20th)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The Rise of Citizen Journalism, by Pastor Kevin Boling
Balanced and Fair Christian Journalism, by Dr. Peter Hammond
Liberal Media Loses Grip - Why Christians Want A Free Press, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

Recommended reading:


  

2001:  The September 11 attacks...killing 2,996 people using four aircraft hijacked by 19 members of al-Qaeda. Two aircraft crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City, a third crashes into The Pentagon and a fourth crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

September 11: A Look Through History, by Jim Schneider [Crosstalk America]

Note: The following sermons were posted to SermonAudio on September 12, 2001:

The World Trade Center Events, by Dr Bob Jones III
Attack on America: Who and Why? by Rev. John Wagner
Tragedy of the Twin Towers, by Albert N. Martin 

How I Found Christ?

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