The context of this prayer, which comes at the end of Lecture 6 on Jeremiah, is the unreasonableness and illogicality of God’s people turning from all his kindness and grace toward them and relying on their own devices – “..my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and…
1873 HT: Christian History Institute During a revival in Newark, New Jersey, Etta Campbell wrote a hymn of warning and appeal for lost souls titled “Jesus of Nazareth Passeth By.” It became a favorite in Great Britain, thanks to Dwight L. Moody’s songleader Ira Sankey who sang it there. The evangelistic team began a series…
1873 HT: Today in Christian History Horatio Spafford’s four daughters drowned when the French steamer Ville du Havre sank in the Atlantic after colliding with another vessel. His wife, Anna, survived and sent a brief telegram from Wales that read, “Saved alone.” In the deep sorrow that followed, Spafford later wrote the hymn “It Is…
1620 HT: Dan Graves EARLY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY, James I of England’s mistreatment of Puritans and Separatists drove a number to flee their homeland. At first they went to the Netherlands, but later emigrated to America with some non-Puritans whom they called “strangers.” James granted these “Pilgrims” a charter to settle in a vast…
1541 HT: Today in Christian History John Calvin, at age 32, formally returned to Geneva and helped organize a new civic and ecclesiastical structure grounded in Reformed principles. Geneva became a disciplined Christian commonwealth where church and civic leaders worked closely together. From this base, Calvin’s teaching, training, and publications helped shape the spread of…