Sinclair Ferguson on the origins of Christmas:
Christmas for them was not (contrary to what is sometimes mistakenly said) simply adding a Christian veneer to a pagan festival–the Roman Saturnalia. They may have been doing what many Christians have done in marking Reformation day (which happens to fall on Halloween), namely committing themselves to a radical [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Church History’
August 13, 2009
Hijacking Holidays
January 23, 2009
Inspriation from the Average Apostle
As I finish up Disciplines of a Godly Man, I came across an excerpt describing the legacy of Andrew, one of the Twelve Aposltes.
…Andrew never achieved prominence among the disciples. He was excluded from the inner circle of Peter, James, and John and missed the great experiences they shared with the Master–the Transfiguration, the healing [...]
October 4, 2007
Absurdly Beautiful
The Latin phrase creo quia absurdum is attributed to Tertullian, an early church father, and is translated as: “I believe because it is absurd.”
These weren’t his exact words, but rather they are a paraphrasing of one of his works. As I read through 1 Corinthians, I found that this phrase really captures Paul’s heart. He [...]
