Monday, August 5, 2019

Today in History - August 5

1620 - The Mayflower departs from Southhampton, England, carrying would-be settlers on its first attempt to reach North America; it is forced to dock in Dartmouth when its companion ship. the Speedwell, springs a leak (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Magna Carta, Blackstone, Mayflower Compact, Part 1, by Mark Liddle
Magna Carta, Blackstone, Mayflower Compact, Part 2, by Mark Liddle

1962 - Apartheid: Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990 (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Communism, Marxism, Apartheid, Schools, Ethics, Etc., by Francis Nigel Lee
Understanding the Present Crisis in South Africa, by Dr. Peter Hammond

1962: American Actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead at her home from a drug overdose (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Pressley, and the 1950s, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
The Intellectually Challenged Hollywood Elites - Kaballah, Scientology, and Benny Hinn, by Stephen Chronister [Text: Matthew 4:5-7; Genesis 14:1-24]
Should Christians Watch Movies? by Dr. David P. Murray

 [Note: The text for this last sermon is Revelation 18:4 (Audio):

"And I heard another voice from heaven saying, Come out of her, my people, my people, that ye be not partaker of her sins, and that ye share not in her plagues."

Recommended podcast:

TV's Power of Suggestion - The Other 13 Reasons Netflix Won't Dare to Mention, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

Recommended poems:

How I Found Christ?

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