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Radical discipleship, pacifism, believer's baptism.
Key question: “How does this call us to follow Jesus in daily life?”
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On November 10, 1444: Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Władysław III of Poland (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Władysław III of Varna) are defeated by the Turks under Sultan Murad II and Wł
On November 9, 1942: Battle of Stalingrad: German forces of the 6th Army under general Friedrich Paulus reach finally the river bank of the Volga, capturing 90% of the ruined city of Stalingrad and sp
On November 10, 1202: Fourth Crusade: Despite letters from Pope Innocent III forbidding it and threatening excommunication, Catholic crusaders begin a siege of Zara (now Zadar, Croatia). This histori
On November 10, 1766: The last colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University). This historical event can serve as a powerfu
On November 10, 1939: Finnish author F. E. Sillanpää is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events
On November 9, 1970: Vietnam War: The Supreme Court of the United States votes 6-3 against hearing a case to allow Massachusetts to enforce its law granting residents the right to refuse military serv
On November 9, 1965: A Catholic Worker Movement member, Roger Allen LaPorte, protesting against the Vietnam War, sets himself on fire in front of the United Nations building. This historical event ca
On November 10, 1599: Åbo Bloodbath: Fourteen noblemen who opposed Duke Charles are decapitated in the Old Great Square of Turku (Swedish: Åbo) for their involvement in the War against Sigismund. Thi
On November 10, 1985: A Dassault Falcon 50 and a Piper PA-28 Cherokee collide in mid-air over Fairview, New Jersey, killing six people and injuring eight. This historical event can serve as a powerfu
On November 11, 1724: Joseph Blake, alias Blueskin, a highwayman known for attacking "Thief-Taker General" (and thief) Jonathan Wild at the Old Bailey, is hanged in London. This historical event can
On November 11, 1942: World War II: France's zone libre is occupied by German forces in Case Anton. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the e
On November 10, 1954: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia. This historical event can serve as
On November 10, 1975: Treaty of Osimo between Yugoslavia and Italy This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the pursuit of peace in a broken world. Consider using it wh
On November 11, 1100: Henry I of England marries Matilda of Scotland, the daughter of Malcolm III of Scotland and a direct descendant of the Saxon king Edmund Ironside; Matilda is crowned on the same
On November 11, 1918: World War I: Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car in the forest of Compiègne. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration
On November 10, 1702: English colonists under the command of James Moore besiege Spanish St. Augustine during Queen Anne's War. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about
On November 11, 1215: The Fourth Council of the Lateran meets, defining the doctrine of transubstantiation, the process by which bread and wine are, by that doctrine, said to transform into the body a
On November 11, 1673: Second Battle of Khotyn in Ukraine: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Jan Sobieski defeat the Ottoman army. In this battle, rockets made by Kazimierz Sie
On November 11, 1778: Cherry Valley massacre: Loyalists and Seneca Indian forces attack a fort and village in eastern New York during the American Revolutionary War, killing more than forty civilians
On November 10, 1945: Heavy fighting in Surabaya between Indonesian nationalists and returning colonialists after World War II, today celebrated as Heroes' Day (Hari Pahlawan). This historical event
On November 10, 1967: The Nauru Independence Act 1967 passed the Parliament of Australia, giving independence to the UN Trust Territory of Nauru with effect from 31 January 1968. This historical even
On November 10, 1970: Vietnam War: Vietnamization: For the first time in five years, an entire week ends with no reports of American combat fatalities in Southeast Asia. This historical event can ser
On November 11, 1865: Treaty of Sinchula is signed whereby Bhutan cedes the areas east of the Teesta River to the British East India Company. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illu
On March 10, 1969: In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to recant. This historical event can serve as a powerfu