September 12 – 1532 = Synod of Chanforan of the Waldensians 1 Kings 19:18 “Yet, I will leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.” The Waldensians were followers of Peter... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
September 11 – 2001 = Attack on New York 1 Timothy 4:1 “Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons.” On September 11, 2001, in the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
September 10 – 1519 = Death of John Colet Romans 16:12 “Greet those workers in the Lord, Tryphaena and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved, Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord.” John Colet is a man mostly forgotten. He was too early to be considered a... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
September 9 – 1561 = Colloquy at Poissy John 13:15 “For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you.” Tensions had run high in France in 1561. The Romanists had been persecuting the Reformed for years, but... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
September 8 – 1636 = Harvard founded by Puritans Ezra 7:10 “For Ezra had set his heart to study the law of the Lord, and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel.” Harvard University is the oldest college in America. It was founded on... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
September 7 – 1533 = Birth of Elizabeth future Queen of England 1 Samuel 16:11 “Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” And he said, “There remains yet the youngest, but behold, he is keeping the sheep.”... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
September 6 – 1620 = Mayflower and Pilgrims set sail from England Psalm 60:4 “You have set up a banner for those who fear you, that they may flee to it from the bow.” After many false starts on September 6, 1620 the Mayflower set sail for... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
September 5 – 1906 = Louis Berkhof installed as professor of Exegetical Theology at Calvin Seminary Deuteronomy 6:7 “You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
September 4 – 1572 = Charlotte D’Mornay escapes the Bartholomew Massacre by crossing the Seine 11 days after the massacre started Psalm 138:7 “Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life, you stretch out your hand against the wrath... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
September 3 – 1658 = Oliver Cromwell’s “Lucky” Day also the Day he died. Matthew 7:12 “So whatever you wish others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.” September 3rd was a day Oliver... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]