1817 - Yale Leader Timothy Dwight Died in Harness
Once when young Timothy Dwight did not show up for dinner, his parents went looking for him, fearing tragedy. They found him under an apple tree, surrounded by Indians. Four-year-old Timothy was instructing the American natives in the catechism. The boy, grandson of colonial preacher, revival leader and educator Jonathan Edwards, would himself become a preacher, an educator and revival leader... (Read more)
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1743 - David Brainerd's Dark Night of the Soul
David Brainerd, was a legendary pioneer missionary to the American Indians. He died in 1747 when he was only 29 years old, but his journal has inspired Christians in every generation since. There were times when he knew God was wonderfully close but other times when he couldn't find him at all... (Read more)
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1697 - Fasting and Repentance for Salem Witch Trials
On January l5, l697, Salem and the Massachusetts Bay Colony proclaimed a day of fasting and repentance before God for the tragic error and folly of the Salem witch trials. The witch trials, a senseless, isolated and unbiblical miscarriage of justice, left an unfair stain on the reputation of all New England's Puritans... (Read more)
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1547 - The Roman Catholic Council of Trent on Justification
Justification was the toughest theological question that the assembled bishops tackled. A few wanted to condemn Luther's views without any explanation, but the rest felt that if you condemn someone else's theology, you should explain why... (Read more)
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