1940

A Daily Thunder Series with Eric Ludy

1940

When Change is Desperately Needed

Oftentimes the greatest movements of grace follow close on the heels of the greatest movements of evil. Such is the case of 1939 Great Britain—decadent, self-absorbed and wholly unprepared to stand up against the growing threat of Adolf Hitler on the other side of the Channel. A great evil had cast its shadow upon the sleepy British Isles, and now it appeared that the countdown toward their final days had officially begun. 1939 Great Britain is a stunning reminder to all of us, that no matter how dark it gets, God’s grace is sufficient to meet the task and to turn everything around. Something happened inside that decaying, dying nation that is one for the storybooks. And, though it is nearly impossible to believe—that decadent, self-absorbed, unprepared little nation became— seemingly overnight—a nation full of lionhearted men and women ready to sacrifice everything to see Hitler stopped. Out of the ashes of 1939 grows the beauty and profundity of 1940 Great Britain. And what is most thrilling is that God desires to work this very same miracle in each of us.

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Part 1: The Thinness of '39

This is the first installment in Eric Ludy’s winter Daily Thunder series, 1940, which follows the epic storyline of Hitler’s rise to power in Europe in the the ’30’s and Great Britain’s unexpected stand to thwart his progress. In this inaugural episode of the series, Eric goes right to the heart of this series and takes us into the seeming impossible gutter that Great Britain had fallen into by the year 1939. They were pathetic, degenerate, and despicably selfish. But something happened in 1940 that awakened them, as a nation, from their self-stupor and caused them to rise up and become what many people consider the greatest generation ever.

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Part 2: The Anatomy of Folly

This is the second installment in Eric Ludy’s winter Daily Thunder series, 1940, which follows the epic storyline of Hitler’s rise to power in Europe in the the ’30’s and Great Britain’s unexpected stand to thwart his progress. In this episode, Eric travels back to the Versailles Treaty in 1919 and shows how victory can be gained only to be lost through ease, comfort, and folly. The quality of watchfulness is an essential ingredient in the maintenance of strength and triumph over the passage of time.