Month: June 2016
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Today in Christian History: June 14
On this date in 1910, the World Missions Conference opened in Edinburgh, Scotland. There were 1200 delegates, primarily from North America and Northern Europe. People were optimistic and hopeful. The 1800’s was a century of great missionary expansion, with the world’s population of Christians expanding from less than 25% to greater than 35% (note: these…
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Today in Christian History: June 10
On this date in 2005, Kenneth Taylor, author of The Living Bible, died at the age of 88. Taylor, the father of ten children, was burdened that his children couldn’t understand the King James Version of the Bible. So he began work on a paraphrase, using the KJV and the American Standard Version as his…
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Today in Christian History: June 9
Two deaths happened on June 9, separated by about 1800 years. One was an emperor; the other a missionary. Both contributed to the spread of Christianity. In AD 68, the Roman emperor Nero cut his own throat at the age of 30. Nero was a notorious persecutor of Christians. According to Tertullian, he was responsible…
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Day 361: Remembering my Aunt Helen: Leave the Pear Alone (1 John 3:2)
Aunt Helen was never happy with this painting. But my mom wisely told her to leave the pear alone.
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Today in Christian History: June 6
On June 6, 1844, George Williams began the first Young Men’s Christian Association in London. Williams was concerned that young men, drawn to urban centers for work, were abandoning their religious upbringing when they met with the temptations of the big city. So the 23 year old Williams began meeting for Bible study and encouragement…
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Today in Christian History: June 4
On this date in 1820, hymn writer Elvina Hall was born. Her best known hymn came about as a result of being bored in church. Sitting up in the choir loft, thinking to herself how long-winded her pastor was that morning, she wrote these words on the fly leaf of her hymnal: I hear the…
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Who Is Jesus? Session 10: Handling the Questions
These are the notes for our final session of Focus on the Family’s Who Is Jesus? study. Click on the links below for the other posts in this series. Who Is Jesus, Session 9: Is Jesus the Only Way? Who Is Jesus, Session 8: The God Claim, Part 2 Who Is Jesus? Session 7: The God…
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Today in Christian History: June 1
On this date in 165 AD, Justin Martyr was scourged and then beheaded after he refused to sacrifice to the pagan gods. Justin was born in the biblical city of Shechem, and early in his life followed the philosophy of Plato. But his life was changed when he realized God was pursuing a relationship with…