Today in History - September 22

1692 - The last hanging of those convicted of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials; others are all eventually released (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Cotton Mather: American Puritan, by Rev. David McKay
Demon Possession in early America, Santan, Satanism, and the Occult, Part 1, by Cotton Mather
Demon Possession in early America, Santan, Satanism, and the Occult, Part 3, by Cotton Mather

Witchcraft, Abortion, and New Age Remedies (Podcast), by Pastor Kevin Swanson

Tactics of the Devil, Part 1, by Dr. Alan Cairn
Tactics of the Devil, Part 2, by Dr. Alan Cairn
Satan Considering the Saints, by Pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
Colossians 2:1-15, by Rev. Paul den Butter
Gaining Victory Over Satan, Part 1, by Rev. Reginald Cranston
Gaining Victory Over Satan, Part 2, by Rev. Reginald Cranston

1823 - Joseph Smith claims to have found the golden plates after being directed by God through the Angel Moroni to the place where they were buried (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Another Potpourri of Topics, Including the Future of Mormonism, by Dr. James White

The Manhattan Declaration, by Pastor Kevin Swanson (2009)

Excerpt from this podcast:

"Well, it is a problem when you call the LDS (Mormons) our brothers. It is like saying We and the Baal worshippers are going to get together because we're really fighting against the Molech worshippers. See, because the Molech worshippers, they're sacrificing children and we think that's an abomination, and we get a few Baal worshippers to go with us. Now we're going to call them our brothers? I think we ought not..." 

Recommended video: 

The West Is in Serious Trouble | Guest: Glenn Beck | Ep 139

1991 - The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

A Sheperd Finds the Dead Sea Scrolls, by Joelee Chamberlain

The text for this apologetics message is Isaiah 53 (Audio); Isaiah 52:13-15 (Audio)

For more sermons and podcasts on the Dead Sea Scrolls, check out:

Inerrancy, Quamran, and the Dead Sea Scrolls, by Pastor David McManus
Why the Dead Sea Scrolls Matter, by Pastor Sean E. Harris