1782 HT: Christian History Institute David Zeisberger was a Moravian missionary to America who won many converts among Native Americans and who founded several towns, including Goshen, Ohio. He also kept a diary that has proven invaluable to later historians. The year 1782 was marred by war and by the cold-blooded massacre of over eighty…
One of the challenges in these dark days of spiritual compromise and apostasy is to be faithful to the true gospel and yet continue to have fellowship with those who may differ on secondary issues. It grieves me that some, in a genuine desire to be spiritually pure, move in ever decreasing circles and dis-fellowship…
1384 HT: Dan Severance John Wycliffe: Reformation Morningstar John Wycliffe, heralded as the “Morning star of the Reformation” was the leading philosopher of the 14th century and an English priest. There were many reformers throughout the history of the Christian church and all of the great ones that we will look at in the next…
1876 HT: Dan Graves “Right here let me notice that some say I’m preaching for effect. That’s what I am doing. I want to affect you; I want to rouse you out of your death-sleep, when I warn you to prepare to meet your God; for “in such hour as you think not the Son of man…
1737 HT: Christian History Institute John Gill was converted to the Christian faith at twelve years of age; at nineteen he made a public confession of faith. Those who knew him assumed he would be a preacher because his nose was always in a book. Gill did indeed become a pastor, accepting a call to…
