Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Today in History - December 14

         A special thanks to Wikipedia.org for following historical information. The sermons I have chosen from Sermonaudio.com

557 – Constantinople is severely damaged by an earthquake, which cracks the dome of Hagia Sophia.[1]

Recommended sermons and podcasts: Turkey Turns Hagia Sophia into a Mosque, by Various Speakers/Theology Central


1542 – Princess Mary Stuart becomes Queen of Scots at the age of one week on the death of her father, James V of Scotland.[4]

Recommended sermons and podcasts: John Knox: Trumpet Blasts of the Reformation, by Rev. Gordon Dane [Text: John 17:3]

2012 – Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting: Twenty-eight people, including the gunman, are killed in Sandy Hook, Connecticut.

Recommended sermons and podcasts: Making Sense of Senseless Murders, by Manuel Rivas [Text: John 11:14]

2017 – The Walt Disney Company announces that it would acquire 21st Century Fox, including the 20th Century Fox movie studio, for $52.4 billion.

Recommended reading: Nolte: Disney Report Warns Investors Social Goals Take Priority Over Profits - breitbart.com

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The following podcasts are by Brian Dunlop

  1. What About Disney Movies? Part 1
  2. What About Disney Movies? Part 2

More recommended podcasts:

  1. TV's Power of Suggestion - The Other 13 Reasons Netflix Won't Dare to Mention, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
  2. Should Christians Watch Movies? by Dr. David P. Murray. Note: The text for Dr. Murray's sermon is Revelation 18:4 (Audio): "And I heard another voice from heaven saying, Come out of her, my people, my people, that ye be not partaker of her sins, and that ye share not in her plagues."


The Gospel Proclaimed by the Apostle Paul, by Rev. Cornelis (Neil) Pronk

The Gospel Proclaimed by the Apostle Paul , by Rev. Cornelis (Neil) Pronk The text for this sermon is 1 Timothy 1:15 & 16 : "This i...