The Church in History: The Church in America
Religion in what was to become the United States changed forever during the decade of the 1740s. It did so at the hands of a half-dozen or so
...Read MoreReligion in what was to become the United States changed forever during the decade of the 1740s. It did so at the hands of a half-dozen or so
...Read MoreIf you’ve been on Facebook or Twitter lately, you’ve seen the hype. Chaos is drenching our culture and the pot stirring on social media is only
...Read MoreIt is not entirely clear when American colonists started becoming “American”, rather than English. Many historians place the beginnings of the
...Read MoreEven today, most Americans don’t completely understand that before the United States was formed, one’s religion was not chosen by one’s own
...Read MoreHonestly, I wasn’t that excited in the days leading up to the eclipse. I knew it was going to be neat but I was getting a day off of work and had
...Read MoreThis is the sixty-fifth in this series of articles on Church History, and since they’ve appeared roughly twice a month, that seems to indicate
...Read MoreA local ministry is working to bring the community together for a common good. Community outreach ministry 2nd Chance by Mercy will host its first
...Read MoreThe strength of a nation lies in the character of its citizens. When character doesn’t matter to the citizens, their leaders will be people of
...Read MoreSt. Peter’s of the Lakes Episcopal Church, located at 47 Black River Road in Gilbertsville, is introducing two new outreach programs that are
...Read MoreThe Church in History – A Somewhat Slanted Look at the History of the Christian Church, Article 64 in a series By: Dr. T. Y. Hiter Ask any
...Read MoreRecently our President tweeted that in America we worship God not the government. I wish I could fully agree but I don’t because well, not
...Read MoreAmong the “dissenting” bodies in England in the 1630s, 40s and 50s was one group (which has since become several) that called itself “Friends
...Read MoreNot criticism! That is what they need the least. The Bible tells us to “Pray for all in authority”. Not one time are we told to criticize them.
...Read MoreWhat would I do if I could live life over? One man said, “I would probably make the same mistakes I made the first time.” I read the poem
...Read MoreSeveral times, in this series, the term “dissenters” has appeared. There are many meanings for that word, but the most significant, for us,
...Read MoreA Somewhat Slanted Look at the History of the Christian Church Imagine it’s 1600 or so and you’re a Christian in England. Your family and the
...Read MoreJesus told a parable about a foolish farmer where crops produced abundantly. The man built bigger farms to store his produce and thought he had it
...Read MoreCranmer and the Church of England; Knox and the Presbyterians; all sorts of Puritans; sometimes, it seems that the best known English Churchmen are
...Read MoreThe audience cheered and gave a standing ovation to an accomplished actor as he quoted the Shepherd Psalm – the 23rd Psalm. Later an old
...Read MoreOlive United Methodist Church, located in the heart of the Olive community, will be celebrating its 170th anniversary this Sunday with a special
...Read MoreJohn Knox was a Scotsman who moved to England in protest against the Scots’ sticking with the Roman Catholic Church. Later, of course, when
...Read MoreCalvert City – Calvert City has suffered more than its fair share of loss due to drugs. The Calvert City Ministerial Alliance is holding “A
...Read MoreThen Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.” Mark 4:9 I was trying to impart wisdom to some kids after three
...Read MoreEngland was never completely, absolutely, Anglican. Even though Henry VIII intended it to be so, and even though Elizabeth I tried to make it so,
...Read MoreThe course of the Anglican strand of Protestantism looks, on the surface, to be a very simple one. Actually, nothing could be farther from the
...Read MoreFebruary 24 started like any other day, but little did I know that before the day was over I would be started on a journey like nothing I have ever
...Read MoreThe Reformation was not pretty anywhere, but in no place was it quite as confused as it was in England. Henry VIII clearly started the Anglican
...Read MoreI was blessed to be able to spend a week in Mexico recently working with the local church there. Every morning before we went out to work we would
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