William Wilberforce and Modern-Day Slavery

His crooked spine and near-blindness could not quench his zeal for the freedom of all people. William Wilberforce championed the cause against the British slave trade, and during his 45-year Parliamentary tenure he proposed abolition a dozen times before it finally passed. Christian History & Biography has compiled the following articles and resources to help you learn more about the people and events behind the new movie, Amazing Grace, which chronicles the struggles of Wilberforce and his colleagues.





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Presidential Quote

We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven. We have been preserved, these many years, in peace and prosperity. We have grown in numbers, wealth, and power as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God.

We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace, and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us; and have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own. Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us!
— Abraham Lincoln, March 30, 1863

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If you truly love someone!

"If we truly love people, we want what's best for them—and sometimes that best requires confrontation and discipline," says Karol Ladd and Terry Ann Kelly. In "Caring Enough to Confront," they offer five helpful tools by which to effectively confront a friend or loved one.




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St. Valentine

Every February we celebrate Valentines Day by giving flowers, candy and cards to those we love. We do this in honor of Saint Valentine. You may be wondering, "Who is St. Valentine"? Legend has it that Valentine was a priest who served during third century Rome. There was an Emperor at that time by the name of Claudius II. Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those that were married. With this thought in mind he outlawed marriage for young men in hopes of building a stronger military base. Supposedly, Valentine, decided this decree just wasn't fair and chose to marry young couples secretly. When Emperor Claudius II found out about Valentine's actions he had him put to death. MORE!!!