Notable Events and Milestones Across 18th to 20th Century
The excerpt lists diverse facts from 1783 to 1995 including Holland's sludge disposal in 1982 with 61 percent land applied, Sam Houston's Virginia birth in 1793, Howard University’s 1867 founding, Reconstruction Acts, Puerto Rican citizenship in 1917, The Sound of Music world premiere in 1965, Chaplin’s grave theft in 1978, and Yahoo!’s incorporation in 1995.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic of Texas
Sam Houston
Lexington
Virginia
Howard University
Washington, D.C
Congress
Andrew Johnson
U.S
Woodrow Wilson
Julie Andrews
Christopher Plummer
New York
Charles Chaplin
Cosier-sur- Vevey
Switzerland
Lake Geneva
Yahoo
Jerry Yang
David Filo
Tortured for Christ film screens in Michigan area
The Holland Sentinel reports on the one night showing of Tortured for Christ about Richard Wurmbrand and Sabina, persecuted church leaders in Communist Romania. Grooters Productions produced and directed, with Q A sessions by Grooters at AMC Holland and Celebration Cinema South Grand Rapids, tickets TorturedforChrist.com.
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Richard Wurmbrand
Romania
John Grooters
Grooters Productions
Voice of the Martyrs
Wurmbrand
Grooters
AMC Holland
James St
Grand Rapids
Celebration Cinema
Eastport Drive
Torturedforchrist.com
Sabina
Richard
Russia
Christ
Wurmbrands
God
Sabina Wurmbrand
Groeters
Celebrity ages list prompts celebratory milestones
A brief roster notes Jon Bon Jovi at 56 Tom Wolfe at 88 Mikhail Gorbachev at 87 and Ben Roethlisberger at 36, highlighting notable ages across a summary fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon Bon Jovi
Tom Wolfe
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Ben Roethlisberger
Hope Church invites region for collective lament service
Hope Church hosts a collaborative lament service inviting area churches and guests The Many from Chicago to join at 3 p.m. on Sunday March 4. The Many blends folk gospel pop and indie influences into a unique sound. Call 616-392-7947 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Church
Chicago
Lenten Songs of the Cross at New Groningen Schoolhouse
A Thursday March 8 sing along runs 2 4 pm at the historic New Groningen Schoolhouse Zeeland with Marie Blauwkamp Kris Michmerhuizen and other musicians on piano and flute The event is part of Zeeland church activities at 10537 Paw NEW COMMUNITY FOURTH REFORMED CHURCH 238 W 15th St The church hosts its monthly hymnsing Sunday March 4 at 6 pm led by Nate Bronkhorst Ron Schadelbee and The Group The facility is handicap accessible Submissions for Church Briefs should be emailed two weeks before events to lor.timmer holland sentinel.com
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Groningen
Zeeland
Marie Blauwkamp
Kris Michmerhuizen
New Community Fourth Reformed Church
W. 15Th St
Nate Bronkhorst
Ron Schadelbee
Lor
Timmer
Hollandsentinel
Touch and Healing in Matthew Eight Faith Sermon
A reflection on Jesus healing the leper and the broader call to touch with care. The piece urges compassionate, nonabusive contact, notes Jesus’ healing from a distance, and invites believers to become “touch agents” guided by the Holy Spirit. It closes with a personal prayer and contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Lord
Christ
Pornography and Marriage Strains Across Modern Life
A discussion outlines how pornography is linked to marital damage and potential abuse. It argues porn fosters unrealistic sexual expectations, erodes intimacy, and shapes arousal patterns, noting easy online access and embedded influence in fiction and romance narratives.
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Sheila Wray Gregoire
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