Second Monday of October
Columbus Day
Columbus sailed west explicitly for a Christian mission, not merely for gold and glory — convinced that Providence had chosen him to carry the Gospel to unreached peoples across an unknown sea.
Start Here
Begin with Dr. Lyons’ account of Columbus and the westward advance of the Gospel.
Primary Sources
Read Columbus in his own words.
- Christopher Columbus’s Book of Prophecies — Translated by Kay Brigham {img:https://thebiblicalthinker.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/columbus-cover-prophecies.png}
- The Log of Christopher Columbus — Translated by Robert H. Fuson {img:https://thebiblicalthinker.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/columbus-log-fuson.jpg}
Teaching Tools & Recommended Reading
Lesson plans and books on Columbus, for adults and for children.
- Teaching Christopher Columbus, Christ-bearer to the New World — Rosalie J. Slater and Carole G. Adams — Foundation for American Christian Education {img:https://thebiblicalthinker.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/columbus-teaching-tcc.jpg}
- Lesson Plans for Teaching Christopher Columbus — Margie Lyons — ten lesson plans; contact the author to obtain {img:https://thebiblicalthinker.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/columbus-cover-lessons.png}
- Columbus and Cortez, Conquerors for Christ — John Eidsmoe {img:https://thebiblicalthinker.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/columbus-and-cortez.jpg}
- Historical and Theological Foundations of Law — John Eidsmoe — three volumes; see the chapters on the Inca, the Maya, the Aztecs, the Cheyenne, and the Iroquois {img:https://thebiblicalthinker.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/columbus-foundations-vol1.png}
- The Last Crusader: The Untold Story of Christopher Columbus — George Grant {img:https://thebiblicalthinker.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/columbus-last-crusader.jpg}
- Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the New World — Josephine Pollard · for children {img:https://thebiblicalthinker.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/columbus-pollard.jpg}
- Christopher Columbus: His Life and Discovery in the Light of His Prophecies — Kay Brigham {img:https://thebiblicalthinker.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/columbus-brigham-life.jpg}
- Columbus — Ingri and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire — available from the Foundation for American Christian Education (FACE) in its Teaching Columbus Bundle · for children {img:https://thebiblicalthinker.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/columbus-daulaire.jpg}
- Columbus: His World, His Faith, His Adventures — Eliane Murray Stone · for children {img:https://thebiblicalthinker.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/columbus-stone.jpg}
- Christopher Columbus, Discoverer of America — Bennie Rhodes · for children {img:https://thebiblicalthinker.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/columbus-rhodes.jpg}
- Where Do You Think You’re Going, Christopher Columbus? — Jean Fritz · for children {img:https://thebiblicalthinker.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/columbus-fritz.jpg}
Margie Lyons’ ten lesson plans are available from the author — contact us to obtain them.
Music & Videos
Films, music and read-alouds on Columbus.
- More coming soon
Skits & Plays
Skits and plays on Columbus.
- More coming soon
Holiday resource panes — on the live site the categories below are drawn here as a row of panes;
clicking one shows its resources as cards underneath. They are hidden in the editor so the lists stay editable.
To add a resource, open the category's Icon List, click + Add Item, write Title — author or detail in Text, pick an icon (it sets the label: PDF, Book, Video, Drama…) and paste a link if there is one. Add {by:celebrate} to mark a piece from the Celebrate book, or {by:max} for another piece Dr. Lyons wrote (a small badge shows on the card). A card's picture is automatic for PDFs and YouTube links; for a book or film, add {img:https://…/cover.jpg} at the end of the Text. A pane's picture is the Image widget inside its category.
To add a resource, open the category's Icon List, click + Add Item, write Title — author or detail in Text, pick an icon (it sets the label: PDF, Book, Video, Drama…) and paste a link if there is one. Add {by:celebrate} to mark a piece from the Celebrate book, or {by:max} for another piece Dr. Lyons wrote (a small badge shows on the card). A card's picture is automatic for PDFs and YouTube links; for a book or film, add {img:https://…/cover.jpg} at the end of the Text. A pane's picture is the Image widget inside its category.
