Showing posts with label church history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label church history. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Three Rapid Reflections on Saint Patrick's Day

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There are incredible hidden riches for us to glean today in the story of Patrick—a man who wasn't even Irish! Watch these three short v...
Thursday, June 20, 2019

Interview with Ken Samples - Classic Christian Thinkers

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Have you ever wanted to ask the smartest person you know questions about God, the Bible, and how they fit with our world? What if ...
Tuesday, January 01, 2019

Uncovering the Hidden Riches of Christian History

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People take pride in their heritage. It’s part of who they are and how they understand themselves. Our family traditions, the foods...
Thursday, July 07, 2016

Why Isn't the Church a Sanctuary for Black Lives?

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I'm aghast at the news. Within a 24 hour period, two police shootings have left two men dead and cell phone videos showing the afte...
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016

We Don't Need to Recreate the First Century Church

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The world in which we live is loud, distracting, and difficult. Attention spans are decreasing and the influence of secular society see...
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Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Mark Feb 24 as a Key Date in the Battle for Religious Freedom

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Today is a significant date in Christian history, for it was on February 24, 303 AD that the edict was issued by Roman Emperor Diocleti...
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Monday, February 01, 2016

Book Review: The Fate of the Apostles by Sean McDowell

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Since Christianity's inception, it has been common for Christian faith-defenders to offer evidence supporting their belief in the r...
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Friday, December 18, 2015

Christmas, the Solstice, and December 25th

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Over the last two posts, I've explained how historical research is showing the date for celebrating Christmas was not chosen becau...
Thursday, December 17, 2015

The Date of Saturnalia Doesn't Line Up with Christmas

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There is a widespread conjecture that the early Christians began celebrating Christmas on December 25 as a response to pagan Roman holi...
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Wednesday, December 16, 2015

No, Christmas Is Not Based on a Pagan Holiday

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Christmas is a much-beloved holiday, celebrated by billions of people across the globe. In the U.S. Alone, the Pew Center reports that...
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Sunday, October 04, 2015

The Christian View of Halloween (podcast)

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Halloween is rapidly approaching and once again Christians are faced with the most overtly pagan holiday on the calendar. What are t...
Monday, August 17, 2015

What Makes the Persons of the Godhead Different from One Another?

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Some claim the concept of three persons in a single being we call God is somehow contradictory. I've shown previously this isn'...
Wednesday, August 05, 2015

You Can No Longer Separate Apologetics and Evangelism

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Yesterday I was interviewed by Mike Spaulding for an upcoming episode of Soaring Eagle radio . During our talk, he asked me about the g...
Sunday, August 02, 2015

The Importance of Learning Church History

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If I were to ask most Americans questions about the history of their country, like who was it that crossed the Delaware or why was the C...
Thursday, May 07, 2015

Why Those "Lost Books" of the Bible Don't Cut It

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What is it that separates those sixty-six ancient texts that we call collectively The Bible from the many other ancient texts which have ex...
Friday, April 10, 2015

Did Jesus Go to Hell on Holy Saturday?

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When I was young, the word salon was only used by old women who would go for their weekly rinse and set. I accompanied my grandmother on on...