Archaeology and History
-
Visitors around the world enjoying close-up look at Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel painting
The famous Sistine Chapel ceiling has taken its show on the road. People from Australia to Mexico, Shanghai to New…
-
The hidden spiritual advice on the Franklin Cent
Perhaps the United States of America would not have become so politicized had we all followed a good piece of…
-
Today in Christian history: Volunteers work to meet spiritual, physical needs of Civil War soldiers
Wounded men lay in the blazing sun in an open field at Gettysburg, pleading for relief. It was 1861 and…
-
Statue of Missouri’s Harry Truman unveiled in U.S. Capitol rotunda
A statue of the president from Missouri now graces the U.S. Capitol. Clifton Truman Daniel, grandson of Harry Truman, unveiled…
-
Dallas Jenkins says Jesus would have used social media
Jesus would have used social media to spread his message, the creator of “The Chosen” claims. “I do believe that…
-
Why did early Christianity rise so rapidly?
New religions appear all the time — nowhere more than in the United States — but very few ever achieve…
-
This week in history: Tyndale burned at stake for printing Bibles
William Tyndale, “Father of the English Bible,” was burned at the state in October 1536. How many Bibles do you…
-
Maya exhibit at Union Station transports visitors to different time
Families looking for something both fun and educational to do this fall may want to check out the latest exhibit…
-
Today In Christian history: Thomas Barnardo’s head grew heavy
On this evening, September 19, 1905, sixty-year-old “Dr.” Thomas Barnardo complained that his head felt heavy. Asking his wife to…
-
Super rare looted Jewish coin returned to Israel
JERUSALEM—American authorities have returned a rare, 2,000-year-old Jewish coin to Israel nearly two decades after it was looted, smuggled and put up for auction…