Saturday, January 25, 2020

This Weekend in History - January 25 & 26

January 25

1533 - Henry VIII of England secretly marries his second wife Anne Boleyn (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

While Henry VIII Reigned, by Rev. Malcolm Wattsg
Henry VIII and Puritanism, by Joe Morecraft III
Henry VIII, Persecutor, Edward VI, Reformer, by Joe Morecraft, III
The Biggest Change Since Henry VIII Took the Church from the Pope, by Dr. Alan Cairns

1554 - Sao Paulo,Brazil, is founded by Jesuit Priests (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The Black Pope and His Murdermen An Exposition of the Jesuits, by Dr. Ian R. K. Paisley (1926-2014) 

1791 - The British Parliament passes the Constitution Act of 1791 and splits the old Province of Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Recommended sermons and podcasts:


The following quote is from Ann Coulter's book Never Trust a Liberal Over 3 (Especially a Republican)

"Since arriving in Canada I've been accused of thought crimes, threatened with criminal prosecution for speeches I haven't yet given, and denounced on the floor of parliament (which was nice because that one was on my 'bucket list')."

Recommended video:


Canada's 2001 climate predictions. How did they do?



1915 Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates U.S. transcontinental telephone service, speaking from New York to Thomas Watson in San Francisco (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Be Smart With Your Smartphone, by Dr. Paul J. Dean, Jr.
"What if Ezra Had a Smartphone?" by Pastor Joel Overduin [Text: Ezra 7:10]

1937 The Guiding Light debuts on NBC radio from Chicago. In 1952 it moves to CBS television, where it remains until September 18, 2009 (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The Days of Jacob's Wives: An Old Testament Soap Opera, by Rev. [Text: Genesis 29:31-30:24]

1980 - Mother Teresa is honored with India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Mother Teresa: A Miserable Tragedy! by Dr. Ian Brown [Text: Hebrews 10:10-14]

January 26

1564 - The Council of Trent established an official distinction between Roman Catholicis and Protestantism (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Council of Trent: Counter Reformation, by Brian Borgman

1870 - Reconstruction Era: Virginia rejoins the Union (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Christian Reconstruction and the Federal Vision: What Went Wrong? by Rev.Brian Schwertley [Text: James 2:14-26]

How I Found Christ?

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