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Scripture, Tradition, and Reason — the "three-legged stool" — seeking the via media.
Key question: “How do we faithfully interpret this text using the wisdom of Scripture, Church tradition, and God-given Reason?”
24,143 sermon illustrations through the Anglican lens
12/25 (820): Eastern Emperor Leo V is murdered in a church of the Great Palace of Constantinople by followers of Michael II.
5/8 (1846): Mexican-American War: American forces led by Zachary Taylor defeat a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande in the first major battle of the war.
2/12 (1990): Carmen Lawrence becomes the first female Premier in Australian history when she becomes Premier of Western Australia.
11/1 (1893): The Battle of Bembezi took place and was the most decisive battle won by the British in the First Matabele War of 1893.
5/8 (1945): World War II: The German Instrument of Surrender signed at Berlin-Karlshorst comes into effect.
10/12 (1917): World War I: The First Battle of Passchendaele takes place resulting in the largest single-day loss of life in New Zealand history.
4/22 (1876): The first National League baseball game is played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia.
12/25 (1951): A bomb explodes at the home of Harry T. Moore and Harriette V. Moore, early leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, killing Harry instantly and fatally wounding Harriette.
7/14 (1874): The Chicago Fire of 1874 burns down 47 acres of the city, destroying 812 buildings, killing 20, and resulting in the fire insurance industry demanding municipal reforms from Chicago's city council.
The aircraft landed at Kandahar in Afghanistan. The incident ended on December 31 with the release of 190 survivors (one passenger is killed).
11/1 (1800): John Adams becomes the first President of the United States to live in the Executive Mansion (later renamed the White House).
7/4 (1947): The "Indian Independence Bill" is presented before the British House of Commons, proposing the independence of the Provinces of British India into two sovereign countries: India and Pakistan.
11/11 (1918): World War I: Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car in the forest of Compiègne.
2/14 (2000): The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid.
11/1 (1956): The Springhill mining disaster in Springhill, Nova Scotia kills 39 miners; 88 are rescued.