Results for: "May"

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, May, Social Theology

Listen In the United States, Mother’s Day is an annual holiday celebrated on the second Sunday in May. Given the fact that Mother’s Day in America was started in the Andrews Methodist Church of Grafton, West Virginia, it is not surprisingly that the first Mother’s Day Proclamation was issued in West Virginia in 1910, by Governor William E. Glasscock. But, this was...Read more... Read more...

American Christianity, Annual Schedule, Calendar Articles, May, Social Theology

Listen The National Day of Prayer is held the first Thursday of May. For more information on this important national event, navigate to the National Day of Prayer website by clicking this message box. This concludes another episode from our podcast library, entitled, National Day of Prayer . Christian Heritage Fellowship Incorporated is a listener supported, non-profit organization....Read more... Read more...

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

Listen May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of November in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa. May is named after the Greek goddess Maia, whom the Romans called Bona Dea, goddess of fertility––something quiet common within paganism. The month of May in many ways stands as the gateway to...Read more... Read more...

Calendar Articles, Christian Living, January, May, Prayer, September

Listen To maintain prayer as a personal or church-wide discipline, believers may wish to set aside times throughout the year for special emphasis upon fasting. The first weeks in January, May, and September provide natural opportunities to emphasize prayer and fasting. [page_shadow] This concludes another episode from our podcast library, entitled, Week of Prayer and Fasting ....Read more... Read more...