Monday, October 15, 2018

Today in History - October 15

1764: Edward Gibbon observes a group of Friars singing in the ruins of The Temple of Jupiter in Rome, which inspires him to begin work on The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Re-Emergence of the Roman Empire - By Consent! by Rev. Noel Huges [Text: Daniel 7:1-4]
Holy Roman Empire and Monasteries, by Dr. James White
The Church and the Roman Empire, by Aaron Wright
Charlemagne and the Holy Roman Empire, by Brian Borgman
Conditions in New Testament Background, by Rev. John Greer [Text: Galatians 4:1-6]

1888: The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

When a Serial Killer Calls You a Legalist, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

Recommended reading:

Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert, by Patricia Cornwell

How I Found Christ?

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