August 15 is one of the most surprising dates in world history. Across more than a century, this single day has carried stories of innovation, war, peace, collapse, and the Christian hope that outlasts them all.

In this Voices of Life “Did You Know?” episode, Pastor David walks through five major August 15 events — from Henry Ford’s leap of faith, to Woodstock’s search for peace, to the end of U.S. bombing in Cambodia, to the fall of Kabul, and finally to the Christian reflection surrounding the Assumption of Mary.

It’s a journey through human achievement, human conflict, and the limits of human solutions… ending with the one hope history cannot provide on its own: the resurrection life offered through Jesus Christ. ...