We Christians have quite a collection of labels. Conservative. Progressive. Evangelical. Traditional. Bible-believing. Spirit-filled. Sometimes those words help explain what we believe. Sometimes they help us find a community. And sometimes we use them to decide who belongs—and who doesn’t. … Continue reading →
Was America Founded as a Christian Nation? Welcome back. I’m Hank Wilson and this is Living a True Christian Life. Today, I’d like to take a little detour. We’ve spent quite a bit of time recently talking about the early … Continue reading →
Over the past several weeks, we’ve met many remarkable builders of the early Church. We’ve spent time with encouragers, pastors, teachers, apologists, scholars, and martyrs. Most of them have been men, not because women were absent from the story, but … Continue reading →
If there was ever a man who loved to ask, “Why?”, it was Origen. He lived in one of the great centers of learning in the ancient world, Alexandria, Egypt. Alexandria was where scholars from every corner of the empire … Continue reading →
The Family Conversations When Christians Disagreed Opening Invitation As we’ve walked together through the lives of the early builders of the Church, one thing has become abundantly clear. These were remarkable men and women. Barnabas encouraged. Peter discovered restoration. James … Continue reading →
Welcome to Builders of the Early Church. Clement of Alexandria Loving God With the Mind In this series we’ve been walking alongside the remarkable men and women who helped shape Christianity during its earliest centuries. Each one has brought something … Continue reading →
Welcome. Today I’d like us to step away from our journey through the early church for just a little while. Over the past several weeks we’ve spent time with Barnabas… Peter… James… Mary Magdalene… Ignatius… Justin Martyr… Polycarp… Tertullian… As … Continue reading →
(Note) this is not an exact transcript of the recording, I tend to go off script when the spirit moves me – especially in the segment headers Welcome to Builders of the Early Church. Tertullian of Carthage – When Conviction … Continue reading →
Polycarp of Smyrna, A Faith That Endures Welcome to Living a True Christian Life and another in my series Builders of the Early Church. In this series, we’ve been walking alongside the men and women who helped shape the earliest … Continue reading →
Clement of Rome the Unity That Holds the Church Together Hello I’m Hank Wilson and Welcome to Builders of the Early Church. In this series, we’ve been walking alongside those who helped shape the earliest generations of Christianity, not as … Continue reading →