Monday, October 31

Hallowmas or Halloween

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Christians have celebrated All-Hallows-Eve or Hallowmas since about the 8th century as a night of prayerful preparation before All Sa...
Sunday, October 30

Luther's Gospel Cry

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From depths of woe I raise to Thee
 The voice of lamentation;
 Lord, turn a gracious ear to me
 And hear my supplication; ...
Saturday, October 29

Until the Nation Pays Homage

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On this day in 1907, the entire nation of the Netherlands celebrated the seventieth birthday of Abraham Kuyper. A national proclamation ...
Friday, October 28

The Battle Hymn of the Reformation

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A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing;
 Our helper He, amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing: For still our ...
Wednesday, October 26

The Fundamental Orders

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On this day in 1633, the little Puritan and Pilgrim congregation at Newton, in the fledgling Massachusetts Bay Colony—since renam...
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Tuesday, October 25

St. Crispin’s Day

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Two legendary battles, both immortalized in English literature, took place on this day, the Feast of St. Crispin.   The first, in 14...
Monday, October 24

All Heaven and Earth

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‎"When you sell a man a book you don’t sell him just twelve ounces of paper and ink and glue—you sell him a whole new life. Love an...
Sunday, October 23

God's Victory

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Three days after French troops under the command of J ean Baptiste de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau, and the Marquis de Lafayette ...
Saturday, October 22

Texas: A Whole Other Country

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On this day in 1836, former Tennessee congressman, senator, and governor, Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first constitutionally electe...
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Friday, October 21

Let There Be Light

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On this day in 1878, Thomas A. Edison invented a practical incandescent lamp in his laboratory at Menlo Park, New Jersey.  "The lon...