Charles Spurgeon, Supreme Court School Prayer, Council of Ephesus

Christianity is a faith with a long and detailed history, with numerous events of lasting significance occurring throughout the ages.

Each week brings the anniversaries of great milestones, horrid tragedies, amazing triumphs, telling tribulations, inspirational progress, and everything in between.

Here are just a few things that happened this week, June 17-23, in Church history. They include the birth of Charles Spurgeon, the Supreme Court ruling against Bible reading in public schools, and the opening of a major early church council.

Charles Spurgeon is Born – June 19, 1834

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This week marks the anniversary of when famed preacher Charles H. Spurgeon was born in Kelvedon, Essex, England.

A Baptist preacher who gave his first sermon in 1850 at age 15, Spurgeon’s work was also published in a series called the “Penny Pulpit.”

Some of those sermons, including ones on topics like liberal theology and infant baptism, sold hundreds of thousands of copies and were even controversial among churches.

At his 1892 funeral, it was estimated that more…