Category: Retros

ON THIS DAY 1878 1ST AMERICAN BIBLE & PROPHECY CONFERENCE

by Tony Carnes | Oct 30, 2026 | Bible NYC, Evangelical Protestants, Retro Flashes | 0 |

Dr. Tyng, Jr.s Church, Madison Avenue, New York, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic...

October 29 Dangers of Pulpit Political Prophecy Day

by Tony Carnes | Oct 29, 2026 | Politics, law & faith, Preaching, Retro Flashes | 0 |

Grover Cleveland and James G. Blaine. unidentified artist, 1884 / Chromolithograph /National...

OCTOBER 26, 1643 FIRST CATHOLIC PRIEST IN MANHATTAN

by Journey | Oct 26, 2026 | Catholics, Retro Flashes | 0 |

Memorial door at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York. Photo by Bmclaughlin9. CC BY-SA 4.0...

Columbus Day: the fire that burns in the heart

by Journey | Oct 12, 2026 | Columbus Day, Columbus Day Retro, Italians, Journey Everywhere | 0 |

NYC holiday parade celebrates a spiritual explorer.

Timeline of Golem in NYC from Biblical times to AI

by Tony Carnes | Oct 3, 2026 | Authority, Jews, Music, Theology & religious studies, Timelines of NYC religions | 0 |

20251005...

September 23, 1857 Beginning of Layman’s Prayer Revival on Fulton Street, Wall Street area.

by Journey | Sep 23, 2026 | Evangelical Protestants, Retros-Holidays & Events, Wall Street | 0 |

By hymn writer Phoebe Brown. How do you deal with paralyzing fears? This question was pondered...

Sept 5 Jack Kerouac’s classic journey “On the Road” published

by Journey | Sep 5, 2026 | Buddhists, Retro Flashes | 0 |

On September 5, 1957, Jack Kerouac’s novel, On the Road, was first published. On the journey, you...

Sept 2, 1945 The end of WW2 with Japan’s surrender: NYC art and the Bible in the war

by Tony Carnes | Sep 2, 2026 | Art & Faith, Jews, World War 2 | 0 |

If the prophet Jeremiah had illustrated his warnings against disaster with richly illuminated illustrations, he surely would have done something like the fine art cartoons of Szyk.

AUGUST 24, 1759 — WILLIAM WILBERFORCE BORN

by Journey | Aug 24, 2026 | Retro Flashes | 0 |

The rediscovery of Wilberforce’s anti-slave victory has inspired a new generation of New...

August 1657 Quaker street preachers arrive in New Amsterdam

by Journey | Aug 2, 2026 | Evangelical Protestants, Retro Flashes | 0 |

“Retro Flashes” are Journey’s quick takes on moments of history that have made New York City what...

July 27, 1969 1st Korean church in Queens, NY

by Journey | Jul 27, 2026 | Elmhurst, Koreans, Retro Flashes | 0 |

“Retro Flashes” are Journey’s quick takes on moments of history that have made New York City what...

July 16 Billy Graham’s TED Talk

by Journey | Jul 16, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Evangelical Protestants, Retro Flashes | 0 |

Reverend Billy Graham. Photo: Tony Carnes/A Journey through NYC religions Speaking at TED in 1998,...

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