Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Today in History - April 7

1541 - Francis Xavier leaves Lisbon on a mission to the Portuguese East Indies (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Luther, Relics, and Indulgences, by Dr. James White

1789 - Selim III became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:


Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, commences translation of the Book of Mormon, with Oliver Cowdery as his scribe (Source)

Recommended video:


1971 - President Richard Nixon announces his decision to quicken the pace of Vietnamization (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

1994 - Rwandan genocide: Massacres of Tutsis begin in Kigali, Rwanda (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The Holocaust in Rwanda - 25 Years Ago, by Dr. Peter Hammond (2019)
The Holocaust in RwandaDr. Peter Hammond (2017)

Here is an excerpt from these podcasts:

"You may not like guns, and you may not like God. But if someone is breaking into your house, the first thing you're going to do is call someone who has a gun. And the second thing you're going to do is pray that they arrive before it's too late!" 

More recommended reading:

How I Found Christ?

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