Church History

Theology 

Devotions in Church History: Polycarp

December 3, 2019December 10, 2019 David Lytle 2 Comments 2 Timothy, Caesar, Church History, Galatians, John, Martyr, Paul, Persecution, Peter, Polycarp, Smyrna

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Devotions in Church History

While he lived a Christ-centered life, Polycarp is most known for his Caesar-defying death.

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Theology 

How the Church Congregation Returned to a Personal Relationship With God

May 13, 2019July 1, 2019 Ben Plunkett 1 Comment Christianity, Church History

A return to the divine one-on-one relationship!

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Literature The Arts The Five 

Five Great books from Rodney Stark

June 15, 2018August 20, 2019 David Lytle 2 Comments A Star in the East: The Rise of Christianity in China, Church History, God's Battalions: The Case for the Crusades, History, Revisionist, Rodney Stark, Roger Fink, The Churching of America, The Rise of Christianity, The Victory of Reason, Xiuhua Wang

David Lytle writes mini reviews of Five books by teacher and author Rodney Stark.

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The Five Theology 

Five reasons 17th Century English Baptists are cooler than you think

January 6, 2017July 22, 2019 David Lytle 4 Comments 17th Century, Age of Absolutism, Arminianism, Baptists, Calvinism, Church History, Democratic, England, English Civil War, Religious Liberty

The radical, progressive, courageous 17th Century Baptists.

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The Five Theology 

Five Reasons the Rapture is Never Going to Happen

April 1, 2016August 6, 2019 David Lytle 31 Comments 1 Corinthians, 1 Thessalonians, Church History, Matthew, Revelation, The Rapture, The Second Coming

Is the Rapture a real thing?

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