Published in That Ancient Faith·PinnedThe Gospel of Jeffrey DahmerThere’s a new Netflix documentary out at the moment which has hit the news recently about the infamous serial killer Jeffery Dahmer. I haven’t watched it, but I knew of him as a serial killer though I didn’t realise just how horrific his crimes were until I read the Wikipedia…Jeffrey Dahmer5 min readJeffrey Dahmer5 min read
Published in That Ancient Faith·PinnedA Journey Through Church HistoryAfter many, many months of working on this in between COVID and other “life events” that kept me busy, I’ve finally released the Third Edition of my book, 40 Day With the Fathers: A Journey Through Church History! The Third Edition includes: a foreword by Paul Pavao (author of Decoding…Church History2 min readChurch History2 min read
Published in That Ancient Faith·3 days agoThe Deity of Christ in the Gospel of Matthew — Part 2Matthew’s theme — The divine presence of Jesus — This is a guest post by “KingsServant”, see Part 1 here. Having covered Matthew’s introduction to his gospel in his nativity account, we will now consider the way Matthew “bookends” the gospel by beginning his work with the promise of God dwelling with his people (fulfilled in the incarnation) and…Gospel8 min readGospel8 min read
Published in That Ancient Faith·Dec 22, 2022The Deity of Christ in the Gospel of Matthew — Part 1The titles “Jehovah” and “God” given to Jesus in Matthew 1 — This is a guest post by “KingsServant” In this series of articles, I want to present the case that Matthew teaches Jesus is God, from the arguments I made in 2 moderated debates with a Muslim apologist, Mohammed Abd al Razack, commonly known as Al Yemeni. …Islam7 min readIslam7 min read
Published in That Ancient Faith·Dec 21, 2022Jesus was a pagan copy, and other Christmas mythsIt’s that time of year again when certain groups of people like to share memes and videos that apparently “prove” Jesus to be a carbon-copy of ancient Egyptian gods. This has been debunked so many times, yet it’s still so pervasive on social media, mindlessly shared over and over again…Christmas3 min readChristmas3 min read
Published in That Ancient Faith·Dec 13, 2022Who was the real Santa Claus?It’s that magical time of year when the lights go up, the trees get decorated and a familiar bearded man in a red suit pops up everywhere. He goes by a few names: Santa Claus, Father Christmas, and Saint Nick. But who was the real Santa Claus? Well, to answer…Christianity5 min readChristianity5 min read
Published in That Ancient Faith·Oct 17, 202226 Differences Between Muhammad and JesusIf you’ve ever spent any time online, either in random Facebook comment threads or reading the news, I’m sure you’ve come across the claim that Islam and Christianity are basically the same and that “we all worship the same God”, getting lumped together as an “Abrahamic religion” along with Judaism. …Islam8 min readIslam8 min read
Published in Backyard Church·Sep 17, 2022Great is the Mystery of FaithAncient wisdom from an ancient church father — A little while ago, I came across a quote on Facebook by a guy called Melito of Sardis. Melito was bishop of the church in Sardis (modern-day Sart), a city of Asia Minor near Smyrna (modern-day Izmir, Turkey), and lived between 160–170/177 AD until he was martyred, possibly under the…Early Church Fathers4 min readEarly Church Fathers4 min read
Published in That Ancient Faith·Jul 1, 2022The Historic Practice of Abortion and How Ancient Christians RespondedIt’s no secret that the majority of Christians are against abortion, no matter where you look in the world. But nowhere has the issue come to more of a head than in the US recently with the overturning of Roe v Wade, which had made abortion legal across the country…Abortion7 min readAbortion7 min read
Published in That Ancient Faith·Apr 23, 2022When Church History and Science CollideSigns in the heavens! I recently saw a video on TikTok from a guy who makes videos about physics and the universe in all its complex wonder, and the video that popped up was one about a supernova that happened 1000 years ago. These things interest me in general, but this one in particular…The Great Schism3 min readThe Great Schism3 min read
