Christian Living Articles
Lamentably, the secularization of America has resulted in the devaluation of Christianity in a variety of spheres of life. Christian Heritage Fellowship exists for the sake of encouraging believers in their walk with the Lord and challenging the unbeliever concerning the claims of the Gospel and the implications of the Christian life. The articles below contain suggestions for the lives of individual believers as well as suggestions for the larger community of faith. These article continue to be revised and updated, containing more and more suggestions for living the Christian life.
Christian Living in November
The holidays of America and most of Western civilization are the result of Christian influence and origin.[1] As some of the most important holidays in America and throughout the world are celebrated at the end of the year, it is appropriate to rehearse the...
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October 26, 1781 – Congress Thanks God for British Surrender
From 1775 to 1784, the Continental Congress proclaimed sixteen spiritual proclamations, calling the states to humble themselves, fast, pray, and give thanks to God. But, when the British surrendered in October 1781, Congress went to church on...
William Paca
William Paca (October 31, 1740 – October 23, 1799) was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland,...
Lyman Hall
Hall (April 12, 1724 – October 19, 1790), physician, clergyman, and statesman, was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a...
October 20, 1779: Congress Proclaims Thanksgiving Day
On October 20, 1779, the Second Continental Congress of proclaimed a day of Thanksgiving. It was only one of sixteen similar proclamations made by Congress over nearly a decade. When reading the strongly stated proclamations of Congress, it is not...
October 18, 1780: Congress Offers Thanksgiving for Divine Providence
From 1775 to 1784, the Continental Congress proclaimed sixteen spiritual proclamations, calling the states to humble themselves, fast, pray, and give thanks to God. But, when the British surrendered in October 1781, Congress went to church on...
October 18, 1783: Seventh Congressional Day of Thanksgiving
From June 1775 to August 1784, the Continental Congress issued sixteen spiritual proclamations, calling all Thirteen States to fast, pray, and give thanks to God....
William Hooper
William Hooper (June 28, 1742 – October 14, 1790) was an American lawyer, physician, politician, and a member of the Continental Congress...
Columbus Day
Christian explorer Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492, is annually remembered on the second Monday of October. After...
October 11, 1782: Fourteenth Congressional Fasting Proclamation
In 1776, America's Continental Congress began to issue two spiritual proclamations a year until near the end of the War of Independence. Since November 1777 when Henry Laurens was...
Carter Braxton
Carter Braxton (September 10, 1736 – October 10, 1797) was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, a planter, and a representative...