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The Winona History Center serves as a vital guardian of the rich cultural and religious heritage of Winona Lake. Situated in a town once known as a major hub for Bible conferences and Christian gatherings, the center preserves the stories, artifacts, and legacy of a community that played a significant role in shaping American evangelical life in the late 19th Read more...
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The place of death of Billy Sunday, located in Winona Lake, serves as a quiet yet meaningful site connected to one of the most dynamic figures in American religious history. Known for his energetic preaching style and his wide-reaching revival campaigns, Billy Sunday left a lasting impression on early 20th-century evangelical Christianity. The home where he spent his final days Read more...
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February 17, 1889, Billy Sunday preached his first message at Farwell Hall. Chicago Tribune featured it on the front page: Image Credit: Feb 18, 1889, Page 1 – Chicago Tribune at Newspapers.com. www.newspapers.com/image/349864826/?match=1. “STRIKING OUT” SATAN. BILLY SUNDAY, THE NOTED BALL TOSSER, TURNS EVANGELIST. The Famous Centre-Fielder Addresses a Large Crowd at Farwell Hall — He Didn’t Even Allow the 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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Sight & Sound: Growing up on a dairy farm in rural Lancaster County, our founder Glenn Eshelman was so inspired by the beauty of the world around him that he began painting landscapes as a boy. As he grew up, Glenn continued to pursue his artistic interests, eventually buying a camera to take reference photos for his paintings. Photography quickly Read more...
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From Spurgeon.org: One of the goals of the Spurgeon Library is to advance the gospel of Jesus Christ by preserving the personal library of Charles Haddon Spurgeon and fostering a deeper appreciation of his life, legacy, theology, and preaching. When visiting the Spurgeon Library, visitors are able to see and study the gospel through the lenses of the “Prince of Read more...
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Watch Douglas Whitley as E.M. Bounds Edward McKendree Bounds—better known as E. M. Bounds—stands as one of the most enduring voices on the subject of prayer in American Christian history. Though he lived in the nineteenth century, his writings continue to influence pastors, missionaries, and laypeople who seek a deeper, more disciplined spiritual life. His legacy rests not on institutional Read more...
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The Linda Byrd Smith Museum of Biblical Archaeology, located in Searcy, Arkansas, is a focused educational resource dedicated to illuminating the historical and cultural world of the Bible. Situated on the campus of Harding University, the museum provides students and visitors with a hands-on opportunity to explore artifacts and materials that reflect life in the ancient Near East. Established in Read more...
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The focus of the Badè Museum of Biblical Archaeology is on the excavation of Biblical Mizpah (Tell en-Nasbeh) from 1926 to 1935 under the British Mandate. Mizpah, named for the place where Jacob and Laban made a covenant after Jacob left Laban’s employment with his wives Rachel and Leah (Laban’s daughters) according to Genesis 31:49. It was made into a Read more...
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The Biblical History Center in LaGrange, Georgia, is a unique educational facility dedicated to helping visitors understand the world of the Bible through immersive experiences and historical reconstruction. Unlike traditional museums that focus primarily on display cases, the center emphasizes living history, allowing guests to step into carefully recreated environments that reflect life in ancient biblical times. Founded with the Read more...
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The Wheaton College Archaeology Laboratory focuses on Dothan, where Joseph found his brothers (Genesis 37), and where they planned to kill him, until Reuben saved his life, but Judah sold him into slavery to the Ishmeelites who took him to Egypt. Dothan is also where Elisha was based in 2 Kings 6, when the King of Syria tried to find Read more...
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In addition to the artifacts, it features many of the most significant Biblical replicas, including Siloam Inscription – the “completion marker” of Hezekiah’s Tunnel, chiseled into stone underneath Jerusalem where the two teams of diggers met during the Sennacherib siege Mesha Stele – discuses Omri, King of Israel and his relations with Mesha of Moab as recorded in 2 Kings Read more...
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The G. Herbert Livingston Archaeology and Israel Studies Learning Lab, located at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, is a specialized educational facility dedicated to the study of biblical archaeology and the historical context of the ancient Near East. Designed to support both academic instruction and public engagement, the lab provides students and visitors with a hands-on opportunity Read more...
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The Trinity Southwestern University Museum of Archaeology, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a specialized institution dedicated to the study and display of artifacts related to the ancient Near East and the historical context of the Bible. Operated by Trinity Southwestern University, the museum serves both as an educational resource and as a center for research, particularly in the field Read more...
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From Wikipedia: During his 40-year ministry, Peck contributed to the establishment of 900 Baptist churches, saw 600 pastors ordained and 32,000 were added to the Baptist faith. He died in Rock Springs, Illinois, where he was first buried. His body was reinterred at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis.[8] These other Baptists include: Adiel Sherwood, founder of the Georgia Baptist Convention Jonathan Goble, Read more...
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Although Fanny Crosby spent the majority of her life in Manhattan (growing up at the New York Institution for the Blind, working with the Bowery Rescue Mission, etc.), she did spend the last 11 years of her life in Bridgeport. Using Darlene Neptune’s Fanny Crosby Still Lives as our guide, we took the train into Bridgeport, Connecticut to see if Read more...
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DorseyMoba.org: The David A. Dorsey Museum of Biblical Archaeology was created in 1980 by the generosity of Alan and Muriel Pense and the dedicated work of Dr. David A. Dorsey, Distinguished Professor of Old Testament of Evangelical Seminary. The museum contains nearly 500 archaeological artifacts from the lands of the Bible. The Dorsey Museum is designed to give visitors Read more...
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The Wesley Oak on St. Simons Island, Georgia, is a historic and symbolic landmark associated with the early ministry of John Wesley during his time in colonial America. Though less widely known than other sites connected to Wesley’s life, this venerable tree represents an important chapter in his spiritual development and in the beginnings of Methodism’s connection to the New Read more...
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Back in Savannah, from May 9, 1736 to November 27, 1737, John would preach in the Court House (this was prior to the ‘separation of church and state’). His parsonage was near where his statue is in downtown Savannah (GPS: 32.079200, -81.088900) The Methodist Church has recorded these monuments into a “Wesley Trail” of sorts, including the first Methodist church Read more...
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The King James Version of the Bible required the authorization of the King to print (hence the name Authorized Version). The King wanted the colonists dependent on England, and so did not give permission to the colonists to print the Bible, thus all Bibles were imported from England. During the Revolution, the British cut off the supply of Bibles. On Read more...