The Eighteenth Century: The Tides of History
“I never go into the country for a change of air and a holiday. I always go instead into the eighteenth century.” So said Anatole France, and I concur – this century fascinates me, filled as it is with adventure, grand ideas, famous (and infamous) people, and God’s Spirit at work in the world.
A Short Life of Luther Rice
Luther Rice was one of the most influential Baptists in American history, though his story has largely been forgotten. Enjoy this short biographical sketch of a man who lived fully for God!
Remembering the Great War
It was called the Great War – the World War – the War to End All Wars. Certainly it did not succeed in ending all wars, but it was the end of an age, and the beginning of an age.
An Introduction to the Early Creeds
Generations of God’s people valued the early creeds. They form not only a succinct summary of orthodox facts, but also comforting truth that Christians have repeated, memorized, sang, and believed for centuries. Four of these creeds – the Apostles’ Creed,…
The Remarkable Deliverance of Benjamin Church
Several years ago, touring the colonial sites of New England, I was astonished by the story of Benjamin Church. Church, a colonist, fought native American forces during King Philip’s War, around 1675. The story was so remarkable that I recorded…
The First Jewish-Roman War
Rome and Jerusalem are not particularly deep friends. Three times they revealed their hostility to the world – in the First Jewish-Roman War, the Kitos War, and the Bar-Kochba Revolt. Both nations emerged triumphant. Rome triumphed in power, defeating the…
Why Christians Need History
“There is nothing, perhaps, that has so detracted from the glory of God as the history of His people in the church. That is why I am going to deal with this subject of learning from history. Hegel’s famous dictum…
Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation
Last year, I shared how we like to read George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation as a family each Thanksgiving. While Washington’s proclamation is great to read (you should read it now if you haven’t!), I’d like to introduce you to Abraham Lincoln’s…
Reformation Propaganda
Happy Reformation Day! Today marks the 500 year anniversary of the date that Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. This action touched off a spiral of events that led to the Protestant…
A Christian Sailor in the First World War
“It seems that, after HMS Cressy, Hogue, and Aboukir had been torpedoed, two exhausted sailors, swimming about in the water, at last came upon a spar which, while sufficiently buoyant to keep either of them afloat, sank under the combined…
