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Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), was renowned as the “Father of the Science of Hydrostatics.” He helped establish the principles of hydrodynamics and made invaluable contributions in the areas of mathematical treatment of conic sections, the theory of probability, and differential calculus, with the invention of Pascal’s triangle for calculating coefficients of binomial expansion. He also helped…
The War of Truth A Sermon (No. 112) Delivered on Sabbath Morning, January 11, 1857, by the REV. C.H. SPURGEON at the Music Hall, Royal Surrey Gardens. “And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men and go out, fight with Amalek; to-morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod…
The Proof of the Living God as Found in the Prayer Life of George Muller, of Bristol By Rev. Arthur T. Pierson, D.D. In Psalm 68:4, we are bidden to “extol Him who rideth upon the heavens by His name, JAH, and to rejoice before Him;” and in the next verse, He is declared to be…
“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” 2 Corinthians 3:17 Thomas Paine (1737-1809), was the American Revolutionary author who wrote a famous 16 pamphlet series entitled, The American Crisis, which he signed “Common Sense.” Greatly fanning the flames of colonial independence, his first essay issued December 23,1776, was…
Henry Opukahai’a (d.1818), was the fist Hawaiian convert to Christianity. Orphaned at age 10, he was raised by his uncle to be a pagan priest (kahuna) of the Hawaiian religion. He grew disillusioned with the rituals and chants, and left on an American ship bound for New England with his hawaiian friend, Thomas Hopu. There…
Matthew 22:37-39 “And He said to him, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.’ This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’” Love to others – The more we believe,…
“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus….” Hebrews 12:1-2 New England Primer 1691, was entering its second…
“A godly man is heavenly in his disposition. He sets his affections on things above (Col. 3:2). He sends his heart to heaven before he gets there; he looks upon the world as but a beautiful prison and he cannot be much in love with his fetters, though they are made of gold. A holy…
“The magnet of mercy does not draw us so near to God as the cords of affliction. When Absalom set Joab’s corn on fire, then he came running to Absalom (2 Sam. 14:30). When God sets our worldly comforts on fire, then we run to Him, and make our peace with Him. When the prodigal…
“Truth is the most orient pearl in Christ’s crown. Let us contend for the truth, as one would for a large sum of money, that it should not be wrested out of his hand.” – Thomas Watson, Body of Divinity Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say {correctly} that…