Results for: "Christian History"

American History, Christian Calendar (Holidays), Christian History, September Articles, Signers of Declaration of Independence

Listen September 14, 1788 John Penn, signer of the Declaration of Independence, passed away John Penn (May 17, 1741 – September 14, 1788) was a signer of both the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation as a representative of North...Read more... Read more... -->

American History, Christian Calendar (Holidays), Christian History, Christian Living, History of Hymns, July Articles, Music

Listen September 13-14, 1814 Francis Scott Key pens National Anthem Where we live is not determined by what is around us, but by what is within us. The Psalmist re­flected upon God's goodness to his life and offered the Lord the praise that was due him. In verse seven, the Psalmist begins to recount the Lord's goodness to the Israelites through their deliverance from Egypt. In verse thirteen, he notes the fact that the Israelites "soon forgot what he had done." Their hearts of divine praise were soon displaced by hearts of self-pity and complaint. As a result, they turned from God and lived...Read more... Read more... -->

American History, Christian History, Role of Pastors

Listen September 8, 1636 Harvard first convenes classes Only eighteen years after the Pilgrims landed in the New World, Harvard College, the first of the Ivy League schools, was established for the sake of educating the clergy and raising up a Christian academic institution to meet the needs of perpetuating the Christian faith. All of the Ivy League schools were established by Christians for the sake of advancing Christianity and meeting the academic needs of the New World. No better summary of this effort can be offered than the one provided by the founders themselves: After God had carried...Read more... Read more... -->

American History, Christian History, Christian Social Influence, Christian Witness

ListenThis post is part 1 of the series:When Congress Asked America to Fast, Pray, and Give Thanks to God September 7, 1774 First prayer offered in Continental Congress All four of America's organic laws were composed by the Continental[1] and Confederation[2] Congresses, which preceded the United States Congress under the Constitution. An organic law is a law that cannot be subverted or overruled by any other law. America's four organic laws are the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776), the Articles of Confederation (November 15, 1777), the Northwest Ordinance (July 13, 1787), and the...Read more... Read more... -->

American History, Christian History, Other Than Christianity

Listen September 5, 1793 French Reign of Terror begins Since the late 1940s, many American liberal judges have stripped away the nation's Christian heritage and right to acknowledge God in public settings. Courtrooms and classrooms of public schools have been stripped and sanitized of Christian symbols, though many educators now attempt to indoctrinate our public school children with Islam—which is not only permitted, but often endorsed. This is only one of liberalism's many manifestations of hypocrisy.Why Must God Be Acknowledged Publicly While many American's generally label those judges...Read more... Read more... -->