Sunday, December 20, 2020

Today in History - December 21, 2020

 1603 - Roger Williams, English Minister, theologian, politician and the 9th president of Rhode Island is born (Source)

Recommended Sermons and podcast

Biography of Roger Williams, by Ron Baines
Roger Williams, by BJU Students and faculty

1615 - Benedict Arnold, governor of Rhode Island is born (Source)

Recommended Sermons and podcast

Mute Memorial: Benedict Arnold, by BJU Students and Faculty
Benedict Arnold, by Matt Keenan

1620 - Plymouth Colony: William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts (Source)

Recommended Sermons and podcast

 The Pilgrim Legacy, by Dr. D. James Kennedy

Why Americans Don't Like the Pilgrims Anymore - Thankful for the Pilgrims, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

Recommended reading:

Why 1620, Not 1619, is a Better Representation of the American Way - thefederalist.com



1937 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world's first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre (Source)

Recommended Sermons and podcast:


Here is another related podcast by Pastor Swanson:


Maybe the question we should be asking ourselves is this:

Should Christians Watch Movies? by Dr. David P. Murray

[Note: The text for Dr. Murray's 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 poems:


How I Found Christ?

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