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The Great Persecution: The Empire Strikes Back!

"Y'all gon' make me lose my mind up in here."-Emperor Diocletian, probablyThe third century wasn't a great time to be a Roman. But believe it or not, it was a great time to be a Christian! Churches were built, the fa...

April 08, 2025 • Season 3 • Episode 15 • 55:01

Catechism in the Early Church: Becoming a Citizen of God's Kingdom

Imagine you had a friend who was, I dunno, an alien. They have no grasp of life on earth, no understanding of human customs, minimal grasp of the language, culture, music, anything like that. And so for years, they under...

April 01, 2025 • Season 3 • Episode 14 • 1:10:08

Athanasius of Alexandria: The Five-Time Exile Champion

Have you ever had to move across the country? It's a life-changing experience. Disrupting your regular routines and rhythms, adjusting to a totally foreign environment, learning new regional customs. Now imagine being forced to move...

March 25, 2025 • Season 3 • Episode 13 • 51:04

Saint Patrick: Pirates, Snakes, Barbarians, Oh My!

Did you know that Saint Patrick was the first Christian clergyman to ever don a priestly robe in green? No?That's because it's not true! There's a lot of mythology around our boy, Paddy. But that just makes his story that muc...

March 18, 2025 • Season 3 • Episode 12 • 45:19

Augustine of Hippo: Your Pastor's Favorite Theologian

Every sport has a Wayne Gretzky. A Hank Aaron. A Michael Jordan. The 4th Century didn't have Michael Jordan, though. It had Augustine of Hippo. And maybe Augustine didn't drop 30 points against the Jazz with a flu (or whatever), but...

March 11, 2025 • Season 3 • Episode 11 • 53:58

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Hey, have been binging through this podcast after hearing about it from Bippity Boppity Betz! (Aka, Better Bryan) I absolutely love it!! It's so amazing and well done. I was wondering if I could throw you guys the name Soren Kierkegaard. He is remembered more for his philosophy but that all steamed from his thoughts on the Church of Denmark. Thank y'all for doing what you do -Luke

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