Results for: "December Articles"

Congressional Spiritual Proclamations, December Articles, Prayer

ListenThis post is part 4 of the series:When Congress Asked America to Fast, Pray, and Give Thanks to GodDecember 11, 1776 The Second Continental Congress issues the third of sixteen spiritual proclamations concerning prayer, fasting, humiliation, and thanksgiving By the time John Hancock presided over the third spiritual proclamation of Congress, he had signed the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776), severing the political ties of the Thirteen American Colonies with Great Britain. Becoming engaged in the political life of Boston, Hancock came under the influence of Samuel Adams,...Read more... Read more... -->

Christian Calendar (Holidays), December Articles, Thanksgiving

Listen December 7, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor The reading of the Bible was abruptly interrupted over the NBC radio network in 1941 when world-changing events began to transpire. Seldom in the history of America was Scripture needed to comfort and bring hope as it was needed that day. Yet, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the significance of the beginning of National Bible Week is almost, for many Americans, a matter of historical amnesia. Like so many, many other moments in American history, Christians were presented with a reason to be proud of their heritage.National Bible...Read more... Read more... -->

American History, December Articles, Role of Pastors

Listen December 4, 1800 Congress Officially Sanctions Church in the United States Capitol Thousands of pieces of evidence exist that deny that America was founded as a secular nation. One reason the denial of America's Christian history has been so successful is because it has waged war against America's true Christian heritage for nearly a century. During this time, secularism has denied, denounced, and defamed America's Christian heroes and heroines and their heroic acts. By denying the truth, they have advocated error and half-truths. One of the greatest challenges facing Christian...Read more... Read more... -->

Christian Calendar (Holidays), Christian Living, Concepts of God, December Articles, Other Than Christianity

ListenPaul Harvey reads his Christmas presentation, “The Man and the Birds,” in the audio recording provided below. A written form of this piece is also provided in the block quote. Paul Harvey Aurandt (September 4, 1918 – February 28, 2009), better known to the American public simply as Paul Harvey, was a Christian conservative radio broadcaster for the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) Radio Networks. Throughout the week, Harvey provided news and comment during the mornings and mid-days and noon on Saturdays, but is perhaps most widely known and remembered for "The Rest of the Story"...Read more... Read more... -->

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

Listen December 1, 1797 Death of Oliver Wolcott, Signer of Declaration of Independence Oliver Wolcott (November 20, 1726 – December 1, 1797) was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and also the Articles of Confederation as a representative of Connecticut and the fourth Governor of...Read more... Read more... -->