Welcome to the first in a series of occasional interviews where I chat with authors. Some will be authors of books I am especially grateful for, others, like this first one, authors of new books that I want to promote. Paul’s new book is remarkably well researched and well written, and documents the astonishing story…
1691 Death of the English non-conformist pastor, Richard Baxter, considered the greatest preacher and probably the best-known religious author of his day. 1808 Adoniram Judson, formerly an infidel, writes in his journal: “This day I made a solemn dedication of my life to God.” He will go on to become one of America’s most famous…
This prayer comes at the end of ‘Lecture Eighth’ on Jeremiah, in which God bemoans the fact that “the whole people were unteachable….they were hard-necked and untameable; for he had tried to correct them by scourges, but effected nothing.” “Grant, Almighty God, that since thou, in thy paternal kindness, daily invitest us to thyself, we…
521 HT: Dan Graves TRADITION SAYS Columba was born in Gartan, Ireland, on this day, 7 December 521. He was of a noble family. Originally he was named Criomhthan, meaning “fox” but later people called him Columba, “dove,” or Columbkille/Colmcille, “dove of the churches,” because of the gentle character he developed and his part in founding many…
1829 HT: The Reformation Resurgence India in the 18th century bore a scar so deep it cried out to heaven—Sati, the burning of widows alive. Women, stripped of hope and dragged to the flames, were sacrificed on the altar of cruel tradition. This wasn’t worship. This wasn’t devotion. It was murder wrapped in religion, a…
