Emily Hall
Pinpointing the causes and results of the Great Schism of 1054 is like trying to make sense of church infighting today. You’d have to go back decades for context and have a grain of salt on hand while...
Lancelot Tucker
Polycarp was one of the first second-generation Christians to be martyred, and a foundational figure in the early church. Here is what we know about his life and how it ended....
Josie Siler
Augustine was one of the most important church fathers, bridging the gap between ancient and medieval Christianity. But what makes him so important?...
The fact that we have the Bible in English owes much to William Tyndale, sometimes called the Father of the English Bible....
J. Warner Wallace
As we seek to understand what the Bible teaches about Hell, it may be helpful to understand what the earliest believers believed and taught. The teachings of some of these believers has been pr...
D.L. Moody
I often rejoice that Christ did not say this to the woman at the well, nor to that woman who was a sinner. If He had said it to them, people would have said, "Oh, that poor woman needed to be converte...
We were put on this earth to do life with one another. We are better together than we are apart – even with all of the complications of relationships....
Brad Simon
As we reflect on the life of Onesimus, may we be inspired to recommit ourselves to a life of devotion and service. May we be living testimonies to the boundless grace and transforming power of our Lor...
Andy Lee
Clement of Alexandria doesn't rank high on most people's lists of famous church leaders, but he may be an especially important leader to remember today....
Rachel Britton
Knowing this poem was written for children gives sense to the lyrics. “Once” is similar to how a fairy tale starts, as in “Once upon a time.” However, I am sure Alexander never intended for the Christ...
Lori Stanley Roeleveld
As early church leaders go, Origen was one of the most colorful and influential, leaving a legacy that is still debated today. Here is why Origen mattered to church history, and why he still matters t...
Inside BST
Sermon styles change, but great sermons never lose their punch. You'll see what we mean if you take a look at the classic sermons from Leo Magnus...
Mike Leake
Silas was instrumental for the spread of the gospel in the early church. Silas would have also been vital to the establishment of the churches in Macedonia (like Philippians). It seems like Silas was ...
Pamela Palmer
In the book of Malachi, we find the passage that mentions a refiner’s fire. “But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire or a laundere...
Mike Leake
Words do have meaning, but sometimes they get lost in translation. And sometimes words are used like identical twins but in reality, there is a pretty substantial difference between them. ...
Trey Soto
The heresy of Apollinarianism may be an old problem, but is it a bygone problem? If not, what should we know about it?...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
Galatians is a great book to study especially if you are struggling or dealing with traditions. ...
Jenna Brooke Carlson
What is adoptionism and where did it come from? Why should we know about it and is the belief still found among Christian churches today?...
Mary Oelerich-Meyer
The King James Bible may be old, but it marked a historic milestone in Bible translations and a shift in who had access to the Bible....