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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
Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen.
9/2 (1945): World War II: The Japanese Instrument of Surrender is signed by Japan and the major warring powers aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, thus marking the official end to the war.
3/17 (1776): American Revolution: The British Army evacuates Boston, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city.
2/12 (1502): Isabella I issues an edict outlawing Islam in the Crown of Castile, forcing virtually all her Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity.
12/24 (1906): Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.
7/20 (1951): King Abdullah I of Jordan is assassinated by a Palestinian while attending Friday prayers in Jerusalem.
2/14 (1945): World War II: On the first day of the bombing of Dresden, the British Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces begin fire-bombing Dresden.
"A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees." - Amelia Earhart
"At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want." - Lao Tzu
"The goal of an artist is to create the definitive work that cannot be surpassed." - George Bernard Shaw
"Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other." - Brian Tracy
"Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways." - Sigmund Freud
12/25 (336): First documentary sign of Christmas celebration in Rome.