Browsing: American history

Remember the words of Abraham Lincoln, who, honestly, lived in a time of much deeper division than we do. “A house divided cannot stand,” he said, echoing the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. He knew it then, and we know it now: America has two choices.

What could cowboys, murders, space, and racial injustice possibly all have in common? Not only are they all on display in the Martin Museum’s current exhibit “CLICKBAIT! A Treasure Trove of Pulp Fiction Cover Art,” but they also represent a mosaic of the complex and conflicting ideas of America in the mid-20th century, wrapped in a colorful and visually exciting exterior.

In 1945, a group of Baylor students began leading a series of worship gatherings that came to be known as the Waco Youth Revivals. The meetings sparked a nationwide Youth Revival Movement that is registered as one of the largest student-led revivals in American history. Today, FM72 leaders believe God can “do it again.”