Today in History - October 29

1390 - First trial for witchcraft in Paris leading to the death of three people (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

 What's Wrong With Halloween? by David Brown [Text: I Corinthians 10:1-24; I Corinthians 10:31]

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

Recommended reading:

 "Family Friendly" Witches Event to Be Held in Site With Dark History - israel365news.com

1618 -English adventurer, writer and courtier Sir Waler Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England (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

1863 - Eighteen countries meet in Geneva and agree to for the International Red Cross (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Should Christians Contribute to the Red Cross? Why is There Good in the World? by Pastor Kevin Swanson

1921 - The Harvard University football team loses to Centre College, ending a 25 game winning streak. This is considered one of the biggest upsets in college football (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Group Think and Social Isolation - Harvard Accuses Homeschoolers, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

Satanic Services at Harvard University? by Pastor Kevin Swanson (2018)

Who Leads Harvard? - Answers News: September 8, 2021