Thursday, August 22, 2019

Today in History - August 22

1642 - Charles I raises his standard in Nottingham, which marks the beginning of the English Civil War (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Charles I and the Scotch-Irish, by Joe Morecraft III, Part 1,
Charles I: Tyrant and Oppressor, by Joe Morecraft III, Part 2,
Charles I: Tyrant and Revolutionary, by Joe Morecraft III, Part 3,
Charles I and the Westminster Assembly, by Joe Morecraft III, Part 4
Charles I and Oliver Cromwell, by Joe Morecraft III, Part 5

1894 - Mahatma Gandhi forms the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in order to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Why Christ Excels Gandhi, Mohammad and Darwin, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

1902 - Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Teddy Roosevelt, Helen Keller Pro-Eugenics - Caught Up in the Zeitgeist, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

2003 - Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore is suspended after refusing to comply with a federal court order to remove a rock inscribed with the Ten Commandments from the lobby of the Alabama Supreme Court Building (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Removed for Righteousness Sake...Twice- - Interview With Chief Justice Roy Moore, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

Recommended poem by Justice Roy Moore:

America the Beautiful

2018 - Forbes says George Clooney made more money in a single year ($239 million) than any actor ever, due to the sale of alcohol company, followed by Dwayne Johnson ($124 million) (Source)

Our Lord Jesus says,

"For what is a man profited if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul? Or What shall a man give in exchange for his soul?" - Matthew 16:26

Recommended Sermons on Matthew 16:26:

Exhortation to Escape Hell: Flee to and Embrace Him Who Came to Save Sinners, by Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758)
The Profit That is Loss and the Loss That is Profit, by Dr. Ian R. K. Paisley (1926-2014)


How I Found Christ?

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