On This Day In Christian History

I simply loved this book, the way it was organized, everything about it.  Some of the language was "old" to me, but that was still good.  Every day talked about a different person.  Sometimes that date was significant because of the person's birthday, other times their death, or it was (often the case), something significant happened on that day because of that person.

Many of the people, I'd never heard of, which was fine because I learned something new.  Other people I'd heard of, but not known much about.  Though there was always only 1 page on the person, it was enough to pique my curiosity to go further if time permits.  So very fascinating.

Each day's devotion has a "title", which signifies what is being conveyed or the theme for that person.  Dates are given.  I don't know of the historical accuracy of any of the entries, but they were all interesting to me.  Some people were martyred for their faith.  Others died peacefully.  At the bottom of each devotion, was Scripture that tied the theme together. 

It really encouraged me that there were so many great men and women of faith.  It was cool to learn how some hymns came about, too or what the significance of certain holidays or expressions that were used.  I think as my kids get older, I'm going to have them each use this as a devotional for a year.

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