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The David Livingstone Memorial The David Livingstone Memorial in Blantyre, Scotland, stands as a lasting tribute to one of the most influential missionary-explorers of the nineteenth century. Situated on the banks of the River Clyde, the memorial preserves the birthplace and early environment of David Livingstone, offering visitors a meaningful connection to the formative years of a man whose work Read more...
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The Siloam Inscription is one of the most important archaeological discoveries related to ancient Jerusalem, offering a rare firsthand glimpse into engineering, language, and daily life during the biblical period. Dating to the eighth century BCE, the inscription commemorates the completion of a water tunnel that brought water into the city of Jerusalem during the reign of Hezekiah. It stands Read more...
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In Joshua 10, Japhia, king of Lachish joined with Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem to fight against Joshua. He was one of the “Five Kings of the Amorites” that was defeated by Joshua – on the day that the sun stood still (Joshua 10:13). Japhia, king of Lachish, hid in the cave at Makkedah, and was slain by Joshua (Joshua 10:26). Read more...
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Visit historic Gainsborough Old Hall (Lincolnshire), where John Smyth held his Separatist meetings. From here, in early 1608, Smyth and most of his congregation escaped to Holland. Rich in Separatist history, the Gainsborough Old Hall is well worth a two-hour visit. It has a Gift Shop and Tea Shop. copyrighted and used by permission from David Beale, Baptist History in England Read more...
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In 1810, the London Baptist Education Society (est. 1752) led in the founding of Stepney Academy, in East London. Moving to the center of Regent’s Park, London, in 1855, Stepney Academy became Regent’s Park College, a constituent College of the University of London. In 1927, Regent’s Park College moved to Oxford, and since 1957, it has been a Permanent Private Read more...
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On London’s Clink Street, the Clink Museum stands at the ruins of this infamous prison, where John Greenwood, Henry Barrow, and Francis Johnson (of the “Ancient Church”), along with Henry Jacob, and John Lathrop (forerunners of Particular Baptists), all suffered incarceration, during 1587-1634. copyrighted and used by permission from David Beale, Baptist History in England and America: Personalities, Positions, and Practices Read more...
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The David Livingstone Birthplace Museum The David Livingstone Birthplace Museum, located in Blantyre, Scotland, is a significant historical site dedicated to preserving and interpreting the life of one of the nineteenth century’s most influential missionary-explorers, David Livingstone. Set along the scenic banks of the River Clyde, the museum offers visitors a detailed and thoughtful look into Livingstone’s early life, his Read more...
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The Pilgrims did not seek to build fancy houses of worship like those of the Church of England that they left. Rather they met in the fort for collective worship. The church later had its own building at First Parish Church. _____ Image Source/Credit: • Swampyank at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Read more...
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If you have a copy of The Story of the Great Frieze By Liberty Memorial Association (Kansas City, Mo.) · 1935 please contact me. ♦ _____ ♦ The The Great Frieze in Kansas City stands as one of the most powerful artistic tributes to the legacy of the First World War. Carved into the north wall of the Liberty Memorial—now Read more...
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The iconic painting, Washington’s Prayer at Valley Forge is moving. The father of our country in prayer for his country. Arnold Friberg (December 21, 1913 – July 1, 2010) was an American illustrator and painter noted for his religious and patriotic works. He is perhaps best known for his 1975 painting The Prayer at Valley Forge, a depiction of George Washington praying at Valley Forge.[1][2][3] He is also well known for his 15 Read more...
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SunTimes: She recounted that Jefferson at first doubted Beamer because he was so calm. She explained, “Todd loved his life but he knew that his life was much more than his 32 years on this Earth. His soul was secure, even when his body wasn’t, because Jesus was his savior.” The children of Todd and Lisa Beamer, David, Drew and Read more...
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Hymn History: Happy the Home When God Is There Author: Henry Ware Jr. “He was kind to children, and had a happy influence with them.… He said he did not wish to set the child an example of obstinate willfulness, but would rather let him see that the strongest must and could yield sometimes.” (Samuel A. Eliot) The Read more...
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Plymouth Rock is one of the most famous historical landmarks in the United States, traditionally identified as the landing site of the Pilgrims in 1620. Located along the waterfront in Plymouth, Massachusetts, it has become a powerful symbol of the founding of one of the earliest English settlements in North America and of the broader story of American origins. According Read more...
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Nearby is Montpelier, home of the two-term, fourth President, James Madison – Father of the Constitution and Architect of the Bill of Rights. It was here that Dolley Madison earned the epithet “America’s first, ‘First Lady’.” Montpelier is at 11350 Constitution Highway, Montpelier Station. copyrighted and used by permission from David Beale, Baptist History in England and America: Personalities, Positions, and Read more...
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The University of Chicago was founded (and funded) by John D. Rockefeller, the oil baron. He spent millions digging up artifacts all over the Middle East, and floated much of it back to Chicago. The Oriental Institute collection contains over 300,000 items. In the first sections, look for artifacts from Ur – Abraham lived in Ur from 2166 BC to Read more...
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Site of one of the most famous trials in the 20th Century, featuring Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan. My first visit to the Scopes Trial Museum proved unsuccessful. It was the Christmas season and the County Executive ordered the building closed early for the day. So I took some pictures outside – the statues of William Jennings Bryan and Read more...
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Learn from Tim Schmig about the multiple references to God in the Jefferson Memorial: The Jefferson Memorial We’re at the Jefferson Memorial, a monument to Thomas Jefferson, a man who in his lifetime was full of personal contradictions, and he was also conflicted about those contradictions. And yet, the life of Thomas Jefferson, the writings of Thomas Jefferson, give us Read more...
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Home of the composer Joseph Philbrick Webster, who wrote the music for the song “In the Sweet By and By” There’s a land that is fairer than day, And by faith we can see it afar; For the Father waits over the way To prepare us a dwelling place there. Refrain: In the sweet by and by, We shall Read more...
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John Lathrop, the second pastor of London’s J-L-J Church, immigrated to Barnstable, where his house, built in 1644, still stands as part of the Sturgis Library, at 3090 Main Street. Here, one can stand in the room that once served as Lathrop’s meetinghouse. On display is Lathrop’s copy of the Scriptures – a 1605 Bishops’ Bible. See the section, “John Read more...
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From Plaque: Scotchtown is best known as the site from which Patrick Henry rode to Richmond in March of 1775 to deliver his infamous “Liberty or Death” speech. . Some have even suggested that the house, where he had been forced to confine his wife Sarah due to her increasingly poor mental health, inspired his greatest speech. But the Henry Read more...