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.
Thomas Jefferson Calls Virginia to Prayer and Thanksgiving
On October 20, 1779, the Continental Congress asked the...
The Lutheran Reformation
During the lives of the Apostles of Christ, the early Christian Church entertained principles and practices which compromised the truth of the...
November 1, 1777: Congress Begins Thanksgiving Cycle
The November 1, 1777 thanksgiving proclamation of Congress began a tradition that lasted throughout America's War of Independence and was a link in the chain of America's annual observance which gave rise to Thanksgiving Day. The degree to which...
Christianizing Halloween and Hallowmas
One of the great challenges presented to every generation of Christians is the Christianizing of their respective generations. Sinister forces are constantly at work, seeking to scar and mar the cultural advantages and progress that are the results of biblical...
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....