Today's American Minute

Captain James Lawrence "Don't Give Up the Ship!" & Captain Oliver Hazard Perry "We have met the enemy, and they are ours!" - American Minute with Bill Federer

and they are ours!" - American Minute with Bill Federer Captain James Lawrence "Don't Give Up the Ship!" & Captain Oliver Hazard Perry "We have met the enemy

Captain James Lawrence "Don't Give Up the Ship!" & Captain Oliver Hazard Perry "We have met the enemy, and they are ours!" - American Minute with Bill Federer

The wind suddenly changed directions. Two British ships, HMS Detroit and HMS Queen Charlotte, attempted to maneuver and turn about, but in the process collided and became entangled, sitting helplessly in the water. Perry sailed broadside directly across the British line, firing every cannon continuously. After 15 minutes, the smoke cleared to reveal that all of Barclay's ships had been disabled. This was the first time in history that an entire British naval squadron had been disabled at one time.

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Christian Nationalism? - American Minute with Bill Federer

Christian Nationalism?

Christian Nationalism? - American Minute with Bill Federer

Nationalism is the opposite of globalism; nationalism depends on the nation; and “Christian nationalism” used to be called “Christian patriotism,” and past Presidents, Democrat and Republican, encouraged it.

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Hospitals & Healthcare began with Christian Charity - American Minute with Bill Federer

Healthcare & Hospitals Pioneered Christian Charity - American Minute with Bill Federer

Hospitals & Healthcare began with Christian Charity - American Minute with Bill Federer

In this era, the wealthy had doctors visit them at their homes, but the poor were primarily cared for at Catholic hospitals. By 1789, there were 6,000 Sisters of Charity running 426 hospitals in France. They also ran hospitals in countries across Europe, such as Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and Silesia.

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The Rare Event of Solar Eclipse Paths Crossing - American Minute with Bill Federer

The Rare Event of Solar Eclipse Paths Crossing - American Minute with Bill Federer

NASA Goddard programmer Ernest T. Wright mapped the paths of every total solar eclipse for the past 5,000 years, 11,898 of them, and found that for a total solar eclipse to cross the same place twice only happens once every 366 years.

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William Penn's "The Sandy Foundation Shaken," and "No Cross No Crown": --"Christ's Cross is Christ's Way to Christ's Crown" - American Minute with Bill Federer

" and "No Cross No Crown": --"Christ's Cross is Christ's Way to Christ's Crown" William Penn's "The Sandy Foundation Shaken

Back in Ireland, at the age of 22, Penn began visiting a Quaker meeting in Cork, Ireland.
By chance, he became re-acquainted with Thomas Loe.
 
At one of the meetings, the police suddenly burst in and began arresting attendees.
Instead of distancing himself from the Quakers, Penn surprised everyone by proclaiming he was one of them.

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