July 18

64: During the
reign of Emperor Nero, the Great Fire begins in Rome.  After the fire, Nero avoided the initial
inclination to blame the blaze on the Jews. 
Instead, he targeted the nascent Christian sect which had recently
become act…

August 3 

8
C.E.: Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus.
As the stepson of Augustus, Tiberius would become Caesar four years after this
victory.  Tiberius did appoint Pontius
Pilate as the procurator of Judea…

August 5

135: Betar fell to the
Romans

http://www.jewishmag.com/135mag/beitar/beitar.htm

http://archaeology.tau.ac.il/?page_id=2049

939: Battle of
Alhandic: Cordoban forces conquered the Leonese city of Zamora, Spain with
great cost in lives to bot…

July 14

1086:
Toirdelbach Ua Briain passed away.  Born
in 1009, he was the King of Munster and the High King of Ireland. During his
reign, in 1079, Jews reportedly made their first appearance in the Emerald
Isle. “The Annals of Inisfallen record …

One of the great disappointments in Church of God history is the failure to establish a good base in Memphis, Tennessee. No one tried harder than A. J. Tomlinson to start a Memphis foundation for the COG! He along with M. S. Lemons had some successful revivals. They cooperated with a Camp meeting on the […]

20 years ago The International Church of God has come to Russia (when it has been opened) as a “rushing mighty wind…” (Act. 2:2) planting churches and training leaders! Nowadays, the COG rips a plentiful harvest in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and other countries of former U.S.S.R. Education for ministry has been a main theme. International […]

The Pentecostal Century: an Overview Vinson Synan The Century of the Holy Spirit: 100 Years of Pentecostal and Charismatic Renewal On January 1, 1901, a young woman named Agnes Ozman was baptized in the Holy Spirit at a small Bible school in Topeka, Kansas. A student of former Methodist pastor and holiness teacher Charles Fox   Read More …