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America’s Bishop: Francis Asbury
Francis Asbury (August 20, 1745 - March 31, 1816) is remembered most for the leadership he provided to early American Methodism. Asbury must not be associated with the theologians of Methodism. Like...
Holy Week—Christianity’s Most Sacred Season
Within Christianity, Holy Week commemorates the suffering and death of Jesus Christ. Among English-speaking communions, the expression Passion Week is also used to describe the same period of time—the Sunday before Christ's Crucifixion to His Resurrection. One of the...
Congress and Chaplains
From the very beginning of America's national life, the Christian Faith and Her ministers have been constituent elements—and what may be affirmed with regard to America's national...
Button Gwinnett
Button Gwinnett (1735 – May 19 or 27, 1777) was an British-born American political leader who, as a representative of Georgia to the Continental Congress, was the second of the signatories (first signature on the left) on the United States Declaration of Independence....
March 20, 1781: Seventh Congressional Fasting Proclamation
There is no historical evidence to support the myth that America's Founding Fathers were Deists or irreligious. Rather, just the opposite is true. Not only is the historical record...
March 20, 1779: Fifth Congressional Fasting Proclamation
The following article relates only one of the sixteen spiritual proclamations of Congress issued during the War of Independence that called America to seek the favor and blessing of God. As part of thousands of documents proving America's...