Episode 60 – Quest for the Historical Santa Claus: Bishop Nicholas of Myra

In this special Christmas episode, we look at the figure who would be the inspiration for the popular Santa Claus. While some […]

One of the most important events in Christian history is the First Council of Nicaea that took place in 325 AD. Christianity […]

The Christian church was emerging out of a time of persecution but their troubles were not over. Shifting from threats from without […]

One of the most influential people in the history of the early church was someone of unknown religious conviction. Constantine came to […]

Emperor Constantine was Great, but was he good? If you were talk to many Christians today, they might suggest that much of […]

There had been numerous persecutions on a small scale for the first three centuries but the church experienced a much more significant […]

The third century was a time of great upheaval for the Roman Empire and it was equally so for the church in […]

One of the religious movements that emerged in the third century was that of Manichaeism. This religion, founded by the Iranian prophet […]

The Christian Church existed within and was growing inside the Roman Empire. What was happening in the Roman Empire during the third […]

By the third century, the church had been growing rapidly. They were facing threats both internal and external. In this episode, we […]