Famous Christians of American History?

Who are America’s most famous Christians? Could you name 10 Christians from colonial times to today who had a significant impact on the church or our country? Perhaps you can name 3 or 4, but how about 10 or 12? *Post a comment below, and give me your list (even if it is only a few names).

Actually, there are dozens we should know! Here’s a picture of one — do you know him? (it is not Jonathan Edwards). My fear is that American Christians are terribly ignorant of our own history. And I’d like to do something about that.

This summer, I would like to do a brief series of biographies of famous American Christians at our church (and then also here on the blog!).

I’ll watch for your input here, and post my own top ten list by month’s end.

– pdb

Memorial Day through younger eyes…

Yesterday I took my family to the American Legion Memorial Day observance in Halfmoon, NY. I was privileged to pray an invocation for this event. My oldest daughter Kathryn, home from her first year in college, snapped a phone-camera picture, and posted some wonderful thought here at her blog, Bloom and Grow. Her observations are sweet — and encouraging to this patriotic dad.

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