Results for: "Christian History"

American History, Christian History, Christian Witness, Role of Pastors

Despite secular takeovers, the most prestigious academic institutions in America and around the world owe their origin to Christianity—including all of America's Ivy League schools! Click to read the entire article… February 8, 1693 Grant of Royal Charter Like ungrateful children, millions of Americans enjoy the blessings which a Christian culture has bestowed upon them without displaying the least awareness or appreciation of this fact. One of the many areas taken for granted is the discipline of education. Influenced by its Jewish origin, Christianity also esteemed the importance of...Read more... Read more... -->

American History, Christian History

February Black History Month In America, both the white and black communities have lost a sense of the influence that the Christian faith has exercised upon each respective community. Unable to recount pivotal historical details concerning the formative influence of Christianity upon America, the fraudulent claims of secularism and irreligion appear most plausible to the un- or ill-informed. Concerning the origin of the state nickname, "Hoosier," this fact is reflected by Indiana's most dedicated historians. For many years, speculation has dominated the discussion concerning the origin of...Read more... Read more... -->

Christian Calendar (Holidays), Christian History, Christian Living, Denominations & Sects of the Church, Experience, Practice & Life, Methodist churches, Sunday

Daniel Whedon was one of the most distinguished Methodist scholars and churchman of nineteenth-century American Methodism. His interest in the subject of the Lord's Day should be no surprise to the reader given the fact that the subject occupied an important place in Methodist doctrine and practice, but it also was one of great importance to the spiritual life of America from its inception. Unlike Europe, the American colonies were deliberate in their reverence and observance of the Lord's Day. You may read more about his life and ministry at Daniel Whedon: A Biographical Sketch. The...Read more... Read more... -->

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

February 2, 1804 Signer George Walton passed away George Walton (1749 – February 2, 1804) signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia and also served as the second Chief Executive of that...Read more... Read more... -->

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

Lewis Morris (April 8, 1726 – January 22, 1798) was an American landowner and developer from Morrisania, New York. He signed the Declaration of Independence as a delegate to the Continental Congress from New York. The brief biographical sketch of his life presented below is taken from the nineteenth-century work, Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence by Rev. Charles Goodrich. Article Contents * Click headings to navigate; click headings to return. A Thumbnail Sketch Related Articles Anchor Elements Article Notes and Sources A Thumbnail Sketch Lewis Morris was born at the...Read more... Read more... -->