Results for: "Christian Calendar"

Calendar Articles, Christian Biography, Christian Living, Default Category, June Articles, May Articles, Social Theology

Listen Few men have left a legacy of compassion exceeding or attaining the degree bequeathed to it by Henry Dunant. As the Father of the Red Cross and Geneva Convention, he was by default the impetus behind the Red Crescent of the Muslim world, and the YMCA will always claim him as one of their early luminaries. It was not atheism or agnosticism that conceived these institutions of...Read more... Read more...

American Christianity, Calendar Articles, June, Social Theology

Listen In contemporary America, Christians must look beyond superficial popular presentations recounting national holidays and history to discern the influence Christianity has had upon the conception and construction of America. By considering a series of developments related to the use of the American flag, Christians will arrive at a deeper appreciation for the overwhelming...Read more... Read more...

Calendar Articles, Christian Living (Articles), June, Social Theology

Listen Many of the events of June are well-know known, while other dates of significance are less known. Almost forgotten in the life of American Christianity is the camp meeting, yet this institution has tremendously influenced the life of America. Once again, Christian education must be carefully considered and observed in June. Flag Day, Father’s Day, and other significant...Read more... Read more...

Calendar Articles, Christian Living, May, Social Theology

Listen May 24, 1738 John Wesley’s evangelical conversion John Wesley had been an Anglican priest since the 1720s, but on May 24, 1738, Wesley received Jesus Christ as his Savior. This date is remembered as Wesley’s evangelical conversion, often being called Aldersgate Day for the place where he was saved–Aldersgate Street, London. This concludes another episode from...Read more... Read more...

Calendar Articles, Christian History, Christian Living, Default Category, Methodist churches, October Articles

Listen The study of the history of Methodism will result in the awareness that many denominations are related historically and theologically as spiritual descendants of John Wesley. Some denominations, though not related to Methodism from the point of their origins, are related theologically that is they are Arminian or Wesleyan-Arminian. Though some smaller groups or denominations may...Read more... Read more...

American Christianity, Calendar Articles, May Articles, Signers of Declaration of Independence

Listen Josiah Bartlett (November 21, 1729 – May 19, 1795) was an American physician and statesman, delegate to the Continental Congress for New Hampshire and signatory of the Declaration of Independence. He was later Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature and Governor of the...Read more... Read more...