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Much of John Jasper’s childhood and teenaged years were spent working at both Peachy Plantations, one located in Fluvanna County and the other near the city of Williamsburg. At the age of twenty-five, he was sold to Samuel Hargrove, “a devout member and deacon of the First Baptist Church of Richmond.” (www.preaching.com) His relationship with Hargrove would forever change the Read more...
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From the UPenn website: Religious figure George Whitefield was born in 1714 in Gloucester, England. He was most known for being an evangelist in America who was part of the Great Awakening and one of the founders of Methodism (George Whitefield, n.d.). The Great Awakening was the religious revival of Christianity that impacted English colonies in America (Great Awakening, 2019). Read more...
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Jack Hyles (1926–2001) was one of the most prominent and controversial figures in twentieth-century American fundamentalist Christianity. As longtime pastor of the First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana, Hyles became known for building one of the largest independent Baptist congregations in the United States, as well as for his emphasis on evangelism, bus ministry, and aggressive church growth. His life Read more...
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Since 2002, Within the Secretary of State’s office in the Minnesota State Office Building is a colorized photograph that has been in the public domain since 1995. The photograph “Grace,” depicting an elderly man bowing his head and giving thanks, was taken in Bovey, Minnesota in 1918 by Eric Enstrom, and was adopted as the official state photograph in 2002. A Read more...
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Lew Wallace, remembered as a Union general, author of Ben-Hur, and American diplomat, also played a significant role in the history of the American Southwest during his tenure as governor of the New Mexico Territory from 1878 to 1881. Central to this chapter of his life was the Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe, the historic seat of government Read more...
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From Wikipedia: The Hamilton Square Baptist Church protests in San Francisco, California, was a protest that occurred on September 19, 1993. The protests occurred in response to the church’s invitation of Louis P. Sheldon, an anti-gay activist and chairman of the Traditional Values Coalition. The protests resulted in discussion in California regarding protests which are intended to disturb religious activity.[1] Testimony from a Read more...
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General Wallace was never an atheist. According to his Autobiography, published posthumously in 1907, he wrote that he was raised in the Christian tradition but wasn’t a devout follower: “At that time, speaking candidly, I was not in the least influenced by religious sentiment. I had no convictions about God or Christ. I neither believed nor disbelieved in them.”…. It was Read more...
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The National Memorial for the Unborn is located at 6230 Vance Road, Chattanooga, Tennessee, near the airport. The memorial was built in 1993 after a Pro-Life Coalition bought the Chattanooga Abortion Clinic in bankruptcy court. This was an amazing answer to many years of prayers and protests by the group. The clinic was closed, and we opened a crisis pregnancy Read more...
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The Everlasting Nation Museum, located in Hixson just north of Chattanooga, Tennessee, is a distinctive educational and religious museum dedicated to presenting the history, heritage, and spiritual journey of the Jewish people. Operated by the International Board of Jewish Missions (IBJM), the museum offers visitors a carefully structured experience that connects biblical history with modern developments, particularly from a Christian Read more...
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John Girardeau was pastor of the Anson Street Presbyterian Mission in the late 1850s, before the Civil War. The Mission was targeted to the enslaved population. In Girardeau’s biography we read: The greatest event in his ministry was the revival in the later fifties. This began with a prayer meeting that constantly increased until the house was filled. Some of Read more...
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Mount Vernon Congregational Church in Boston, Massachusetts, occupies a meaningful place in the history of American evangelical Christianity, not only for its own ministry but also for its association with individuals whose quiet faith would have far-reaching impact. Among these figures, Edward Kimball stands out as a reminder that influence in religious life is often exercised in simple, personal ways Read more...
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Abraham Lincoln, on his way to the White House to be inaugurated as President, stopped by Dwight L. Moody’s Sunday School in “Little Hell” I was once as poor as any boy in this school, but I am now President of the United States, and if you attend to what is taught you here, some of you may yet be Read more...
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Billy Sunday’s first professional baseball game was played May 22, 1883, in Chicago at now-Millennium Park. Ten years later, on June 11, 1893, D.L. Moody would preach in a circus tent to his largest audience at the same spot! The 1890s were the peak of the Gilded Age. Industrialization, wage growth, railroads, factories, mines, immigration, formed the boom times that were Read more...
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In 1896 the Democratic National Convention would be held in Chicago. Who would emerge as the leader of the party to be their presidential nominee? Image Credit: Wikipedia contributors. 1896 Democratic National Convention. 27 Feb. 2025, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1896_Democratic_National_Convention#/media/File:1896_DNC_(2).jpg. The Coliseum in Chicago was twice the size of Madison Square Garden, and had just been completed. It almost was finished the Read more...
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The Life, Legacy, and Impact of William Jennings Bryan William Jennings Bryan (1860–1925) was one of the most influential American political figures and public speakers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Known as “The Great Commoner,” Bryan rose from modest beginnings in Illinois to become a three-time presidential candidate, a leading voice in the Democratic Party, and a Read more...
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D. James Kennedy (1930–2007) was a prominent American pastor, author, and broadcaster whose ministry combined evangelism, media outreach, and cultural engagement. Best known as the longtime pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church and the founder of Coral Ridge Ministries, Kennedy became one of the most influential evangelical voices of the late twentieth century. Dennis James Kennedy was born on November Read more...
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Bob Jones College was a fundamentalist Christian institution founded in 1927 with a clear purpose: to provide higher education grounded firmly in conservative Protestant beliefs. Established during a time of significant theological and cultural change in the United States, the college emerged as part of a broader effort to defend traditional Christian doctrines against the rising influence of modernism in Read more...
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The Billy Graham Library is a prominent Christian museum and memorial dedicated to the life, ministry, and legacy of Billy Graham. Located in Charlotte, near Graham’s childhood home, the library serves as both a historical exhibit and a place of reflection for visitors from around the world. Opened in 2007 by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, the library was designed Read more...
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From Wikipedia: William Franklin Graham Jr. (November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018) was an American evangelist and an ordained Southern Baptist minister who became well known internationally in the late 1940s. He was a prominent evangelical Christian figure, and according to a biographer, was “among the most influential Christian leaders” of the 20th century.[2] Graham held large indoor and outdoor rallies with sermons that were broadcast on radio and Read more...
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At Mount Rushmore, a history of the United States was to be carved in stone. It ended up being memorialized in brass, but recognizes the Christian Heritage of America. Almighty God, from this pulpit of stone the American people render thanksgiving and praise for the new era of civilization brought forth upon this continent. Centuries of tyrannical oppression sent to Read more...