Poet William Cowper struggled with depression much of his life After a suicide attempt he was committed to an asylum But it was there through the care of a Christian physician that Cowper came to a warm vital faith in Jesus Soon afterwards Cowper became acquainted with pastor and hymnwriter John Newton who encouraged him to collaborate on a hymnal for their church Among the hymns Cowper wrote was ldquo God Moves in a Mysterious Way rdquo which contains these words pressed from the crucible of experience ldquo You fearful saints fresh courage take the clouds you so much dread [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Historical truths often emerge with time Early on a hush descended over - Salem Witch Trials for generations Then came playwright Arthur Miller who made off with the story or at least his version of it Since The Crucible has become the culturally-accepted storyline that has come to define American Puritans and the city of Salem itself Dr Stephen Nichols is president of Reformation Bible College chief academic officer for Ligonier Ministries He's here to tell the story of the Puritans and the Salem Witch Trials Support the show https www ouramericanstories com [... more]

When Tun rsquo s country suffered a coup the military began terrorizing believers in Jesus and killing their farm animals Having lost their livelihood Tun rsquo s family scattered to various countries For nine years Tun existed in a refugee camp far from his family He knew God was with him but during the separation two family members died Tun grew despondent Long ago another people group faced brutal oppression So God appointed Moses to lead those people mdash the Israelites mdash out of Egypt Moses reluctantly agreed But when he approached Pharaoh the Egyptian ruler only intensified the oppression [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories historical truths often emerge with time Early on a hush descended over - Salem Witch Trials for generations Then came playwright Arthur Miller who made off with the story or at least his version of it Since The Crucible has become the culturally-accepted story line that has come to define American Puritans e g the Pilgrims and the city of Salem itself Dr Stephen Nichols is president of Reformation Bible College chief academic officer for Ligonier Ministries He's here to tell the story of the Puritans and the Salem Witch Trials Support the [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories early on a hush descended over - Salem Witch Trials for generations Then came playwright Arthur Miller who made off with the story or at least his version of it Since The Crucible has become the culturally-accepted storyline that has come to define American Puritans e g the Pilgrims and the city of Salem itself Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories actress nbsp Taylor Dooley nbsp shares the story of when nbsp she played the role of Lavagirl and how now years later she nbsp has returned to acting to play the same role in the Netflix Film nbsp We Can Be Heroes nbsp Dr Stephen Nichols president of Reformation Bible College chief academic officer for nbsp Ligonier Ministries tells us the story of the Puritans and the Salem Witch Trials Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate nbsp Time Codes - Lavagirl Why She Quit Childhood Acting - The Salem Witch Trials [... more]