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Protestant ReformationOctober 26, 2020The Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century was a political, cultural, and religious turning point that changed the course of history and Christian theology! Reformers like Martin Luther, John ...

Biblical Baby NamesOctober 16, 2020For decades, biblical names like Mary, Sarah, Paul, and Michael were high on the list of popular baby names according to the US Social Security Administration. But even as those classic names have fal ...

Charles Malik October 12, 2020As the Lebanese Ambassador to the United States, Charles Malik worked closely with Eleanor Roosevelt to craft the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ratified by the U.N. in 1948. The milestone d ...

Jonathan Edwards - an American Congregationalist preacher and theologianOctober 5, 2020A religious revival sweeping parts of Europe and the American colonies in the 1730s and 40s became known as the Great Awakening! Jonathan Edwards, an American Congregationalist preacher and theologian ...

Feast Day of King Wenceslas September 28, 2020The popular Christmas carol "Good King Wenceslas" was written and published in 1853 by John Mason Neale, an Anglican priest and hymn writer who translated many traditional hymns, including "O Come, O ...

SeptembertestamentSeptember 21, 2020Martin Luther is best known for the 95 Theses written in 1517. But did you know he was the first to translate the Bible into an easy-to-read, everyday German? Luther’s first New Testament was printe ...

Zion National Park September 14, 2020Zion National Park is Utah’s first National Park. The official park tour guide explains how Zion Canyon got its name from the Bible, specifically Isaiah 2:3. The guidebook reads, “Pioneer Isaac Be ...

Ostrog BibleSeptember 7, 2020Church Slavonic is the conservative Slavic liturgical language used by the Orthodox Church in Eastern European countries including Bulgaria, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, Poland, Croatia, and the Czech Rep ...

The Fundamentals and the Founding of BiolaAugust 31, 2020An early 20th-century literary project in defense of “the inspiration and authority of the Bible and the core doctrines of traditional Christian faith,” it was conceived at a time when evangelical ...