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Anabaptist Illustrations
Radical discipleship, pacifism, and the church as a distinct counter-cultural community.
Key question: “How does this text call the community of faith to live as a distinct, counter-cultural witness to the Kingdom?”
24,057 sermon illustrations through the Anabaptist lens
On This Day: Edward, the Black Prince is made Duke of Cornwall, the first Duchy in England.
3/17 (1337): Edward, the Black Prince is made Duke of Cornwall, the first Duchy in England.
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On This Day: Cold War: Radio Free Europe first broadcasts.
7/4 (1950): Cold War: Radio Free Europe first broadcasts.
On This Day: Club Cinq-Sept fire in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France kills 146 young people.
11/1 (1970): Club Cinq-Sept fire in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France kills 146 young people.
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On This Day: Independence of Angola.
11/11 (1975): Independence of Angola.
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On This Day: Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
8/6 (1926): Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
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On This Day: The Bolivian Declaration of Independence is proclaimed.
8/6 (1825): The Bolivian Declaration of Independence is proclaimed.
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On This Day: The American Legion is founded.
3/15 (1919): The American Legion is founded.
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On This Day: The Orange Revolution begins in Ukraine, resulting from the presidential elections.
11/22 (2004): The Orange Revolution begins in Ukraine, resulting from the presidential elections.
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On This Day: The United States Numbered Highway System is established.
11/11 (1926): The United States Numbered Highway System is established.
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On This Day: World War II: Pope Pius XII makes a Christmas Eve appeal for peace.
12/24 (1939): World War II: Pope Pius XII makes a Christmas Eve appeal for peace.
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On This Day: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by twenty-six nations.
1/1 (1942): The Declaration by United Nations is signed by twenty-six nations.
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On This Day: The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I.
12/24 (1868): The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I.
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On This Day: Cameroon achieves independence from France and the United Kingdom.
1/1 (1960): Cameroon achieves independence from France and the United Kingdom.
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On This Day: The Plot of the rue Saint-Nicaise fails to kill Napoleon Bonaparte.
12/24 (1800): The Plot of the rue Saint-Nicaise fails to kill Napoleon Bonaparte.
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On This Day: Charlotte Motor Speedway holds its first NASCAR race, the inaugural World 600.
6/19 (1960): Charlotte Motor Speedway holds its first NASCAR race, the inaugural World 600.
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On This Day: U.S. surgeons at NYU Langone Health announce the world's first whole eye transplant.
11/9 (2023): U.S. surgeons at NYU Langone Health announce the world's first whole eye transplant.
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On This Day: Griselda Álvarez becomes the first female governor of a state of Mexico.
11/1 (1979): Griselda Álvarez becomes the first female governor of a state of Mexico.
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