The Bible teaching ministry of John Brand
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1759 In Everton, England, Anglican evangelical John Berridge preaches outdoors for the first time. His message is one of salvation by grace alone: “Cease from thine own works.” 1901 HT: Dan Graves ON THIS DAY, 14 MAY 1901, the Presbyterian Church in the United States commissioned Althea Brown, an African American, as a missionary. She…
1685 HT: Dan Graves UNDER CHARLES I, Charles II, and James II, staunch Scottish Presbyterians suffered greatly. Many firmly believed no earthly king could be head of the church—as the Stuart kings claimed they were. That role was reserved for Jesus Christ alone. Many Scots (Covenanters) signed a covenant in 1638 denying that the Stuarts…
1886 HT: Dan Graves On this day Monday morning, May 10, 1886, at about five o’clock Anna Katherina Sartorius Barth delivered a son. It was a hard delivery, and the child was ugly. “Karli,” as his parents affectionately called him, was born at home–42 Grellingerstrasse in Basle, with just an aunt attending. Although both parents…
