1533 HT: Dan Graves When Thomas Cranmer learned he had been named Archbishop of Canterbury by King Henry VIII, he balked. Visiting Germany at the time to promote the King’s interest in a divorce, he dawdled seven weeks getting back to England. Although the King’s word was law, Cranmer hesitated to accept the position. The…
I am reposting this series of powerpoint videos I made for Easter 2020 (during lockdown) taking us through Holy Week, day by day. The sound quality isn’t as good as it could be now, for which apologies.
I never tire of watching this.
1602 HT: www.christianity.com Imagine becoming the best Hebrew scholar in your nation without once speaking to a Jew. That is what John Lightfoot did. He may never even have seen a Jew, for they were barred from England until late in his life. John Lightfoot was born on this day, March 29, 1602 in an England which…