15 05, 2017

Matthew Maury: Inspired by the Bible to Discover Ocean Currents

2020-02-13T17:21:01-05:00May 15th, 2017|Featured, Notable Individuals in History|Comments Off on Matthew Maury: Inspired by the Bible to Discover Ocean Currents

For PDF Version: Matthew Maury: Inspired by the Bible to Discover Ocean Currents By Stephen McDowell Inspired in his life work by Scripture, Matthew Fontaine Maury was sustained by industry derived from his Christian faith. As an enlightened seer in new fields of science and guided by his biblical worldview, he played a significant role [...]

27 03, 2017

No Cross, No Crown: The Life Message of William Penn

2018-05-07T18:37:57-04:00March 27th, 2017|Notable Individuals in History|Comments Off on No Cross, No Crown: The Life Message of William Penn

  For PDF Version: No Cross, No Crown: The Life Message of William Penn By Stephen McDowell In December 1668, William Penn was thrown in jail for expressing his religious views. While imprisoned for over eight months he wrote the book, No Cross, No Crown, in which he states that “Christ’s Cross is Christ’s way to Christ’s [...]

24 02, 2017

George Washington Carver Transformed the Economy of the South by Applying Biblical Truth

2018-05-07T18:30:33-04:00February 24th, 2017|Notable Individuals in History|Comments Off on George Washington Carver Transformed the Economy of the South by Applying Biblical Truth

For PDF Version: George Washington Carver Transformed the Economy of the South by Applying Biblical Truth By Stephen McDowell   George W. Carver was born into slavery just before the close of the Civil War. His mom was a slave, but after emancipation she stayed in Missouri with the family who had owned her. George [...]

19 08, 2016

Encountering God through the Works of Johann Sebastian Bach

2017-11-28T16:50:42-05:00August 19th, 2016|General Biblical Worldview, Notable Individuals in History|Comments Off on Encountering God through the Works of Johann Sebastian Bach

By Stephen McDowell   Johann Sebastian Bach is arguably the greatest composer that ever lived. He transformed music. One of his works, The Art of Fugue, has been called “one of the loftiest accomplishments of the human mind.”[1] According to one biographer, his Summa, or summation, works “approach musical perfection, and rival any intellectual accomplishment [...]

3 02, 2014

Noah Webster and the Reformation of America

2018-05-07T18:30:01-04:00February 3rd, 2014|Notable Individuals in History|Comments Off on Noah Webster and the Reformation of America

By Stephen McDowell Noah Webster wrote that “the education of youth [is] an employment of more consequence than making laws and preaching the gospel, because it lays the foundation on which both law and gospel rest for success.”[i] Is this really true? Many Christians would say this is a heretical state­ment, for nothing is more [...]

19 03, 2013

Patrick Transforms a Nation: An Example for Today

2020-03-10T14:39:04-04:00March 19th, 2013|America's Holidays, Featured, Notable Individuals in History|Comments Off on Patrick Transforms a Nation: An Example for Today

For PDF Version: Patrick Transforms a Nation: An Example for Today By Stephen McDowell   [This article is excerpted from the book Biblical Revival and the Transformation of Nations by Stephen McDowell. Visit our Store to order a copy.]   Can a nation be transformed? America is obviously in need of Biblical transformation, as are [...]

28 11, 2012

Abraham Lincoln’s Faith

2018-05-07T18:29:37-04:00November 28th, 2012|Notable Individuals in History|Comments Off on Abraham Lincoln’s Faith

For PDF Version: Abraham Lincoln's Faith   In response to being presented a Bible on September 7, 1864, Abraham Lincoln said: In regard to this Great Book, I have but to say, it is the best gift God has given to man. All the good Saviour gave to the world was communicated through this book. [...]