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Mothers of the Church Fathers, Part III
Mothers of the Church Fathers, Part 3When discussing the great Church Fathers, names like the three Cappadocian Fathers (Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, and Gregory of Nazianzus) come to mind, as do John Chrysostom, and Augustine. However, in most cases, we truly...
Mothers of the Church Fathers, Part 2When discussing the great Church Fathers, names like the three Cappadocian Fathers (Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, and Gregory of Nazianzus) come to mind, as do John Chrysostom, and Augustine. However, in most cases, we truly...
Mothers of the Church Fathers, Part 1
Mothers of the Church Fathers, Part 1 When discussing the great Church Fathers, names like the three Cappadocian Fathers (Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, and Gregory of Nazianzus) come to mind, as do John Chrysostom, and Augustine. However, in most cases, we truly...
The Legacy of Macrina the Elder
The Legacy of Macrina the Elder Macrina the Elder learned the Christian life in the school of suffering. She was born sometime before 270 AD in Neocaesarea in Pontus (Asia Minor). During the persecution of Diocletian, Macrina fled the city with her husband and they...
Amazing Grace and Amazing Change
Amazing Grace the Movie and the Books and the Amazing Change CampaignFebruary 23, 2007 marked the release of a much-anticipated movie about William Wilberforce’s fight to end slavery in Britain. See the movie trailer for Amazing Grace at www.amazinggracemovie.com....
Generational Repentance and Reconciliation
Generational Repentance and ReconciliationBy now I'm sure that you have read the news. The state of Virginia officially apologized for their role in legalizing and supporting slavery, and they also apologized for their mistreatment of Native Americans. Though the vote...
The Voice of the Martyrs, Part 2
The Voice of the Martyrs, Part 2Rewinding the Tape (Review from Part 1)Vibia Perpetua lived in Carthage in North Africa during the persecution of Christians under Septimius Severus. At the time of her arrest in 202 AD, she was a twenty-year-old mother of an infant...
The Voice of the Martyrs, Part 1
The Voice of the Martyrs, Part 1When we think of early Church history, our minds naturally turn to the Church Fathers. Sadly, we normally fail to even consider the Church Mothers. Yet, these godly women heroically waged spiritual warfare against the world, the flesh,...
Capax Dei
Capax DeiHunger is the best sauce.Hunger is the best sauce in our thirst for God. The Bible teaches that the human personality has a capax Dei: capacity for God. We are at our core, spiritual beings. This capacity soars above, beyond, and deeper than all our other...
Super Bowl, Super Faith
Super Bowl, Super FaithThere he was, the whole world watching. Tony Dungy did not disappoint.Asked during the trophy presentation about the cultural significance of being the first African American head coach to win a Super Bowl, Dungy told over 100 million viewers,...
