Monday, August 16, 2021

Today in History - August 17

1597 - Islands Voyage: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and Sir Walter Raleigh set sail on an expedition to the Azores  (Source)

The following is from Spurgeon's sermon notes on the Martyrdom of Sir Walter Raleigh for his Savior, our Lord Jesus:

"When Sir Walter Raleigh had laid his head upon the block, says an eloquent divine, he was asked by the executioner whether it lay aright. Whereupon, with the calmness of a hero and the faith of a Christian, he returned an answer, the power of which we shall all feel when our head is tossing and turning on death's uneasy pillow: 'It matters little, my friend, how the head lies providing the heart is right.'" from Steel as quoted in Spurgeon's Sermon Notes

1712 - Action of 17 August 17 12 New Deep naval battle between Denmark and Sweden (Source)

Recommended sermons:

  Shining the Gospel Light in Sweden, Part 1, by Ken Keltner

 Shining the Gospel Light in Sweden, Part 2, by Ken Keltner

Recommended videos:

I Enjoy Being a Swede, by Stan Boreson

Amazing Grace in English and Swedish

1862 - American Indian Wars: The Dakota War of 1862 begins in Minnesota as Dakota warriors attack white settlements along the Minnesota River (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

America's Sins Against the Indians, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

The Truth About Cortez and Columbus (The Systematic Destruction of America), by Pastor Kent Black

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

 1916 - Bolshevik revolution leader Moisel Uritsky is assassinated (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

  The Threat of Communist China,  by Jim Schneider of Crosstalk America

The Failure of Atheism in the Soviet Union, by Peter Hammond

Recommended reading:

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How I Found Christ?

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