Church History

I was asked recently about the security concerns at our church. We have taken the following steps to provide for security: 1. I have personally taken one course on church security and researched others. This is an ongoing quest and I assume it will be for a lifetime. 2. We…

Gospel publishers prints and distributes a book titled Conference Reports, which provides a brief overview of the decisions made at Church of God in Christ Mennonite’s general conferences over the years. However, they opted not to include the conference reports from the first two general conferences. A copy of the…

The serenity prayer is one of the most well-known and widely recited prayers in the world today. For almost one hundred years now, the serenity prayer has been a source of comfort for people struggling with life’s challenges. In an article written for the Yale Alumni Magazine, Fred R. …

Jan Hus, Lima Inquisition, Northampton, MA, and more… Disclosure. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. There are affiliate links in this article which means if you purchase after clicking on one, I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you. 543 — Benedict of…

897 — Photius, the Patriarch of Constantinople and an eminent scholar in his time, ultimately met his demise. …

Rediscovering a margin note containing an important lesson — I was browsing through some old notes from my seminary days and came across this note I have scribbled in the margins of my notes from a Church History course I took back in the day. There is some important wisdom here: God’s will is wider than we imagine…and even…

On Sept. 11, 2022, U.S. Jesuit higher education lost a giant. John W. O’Malley, S.J., was a distinguished scholar of modern Catholicism and of the Renaissance. He wrote 14 books, edited eight additional volumes, and taught at the University of Detroit (now University of Detroit Mercy), Weston Jesuit School of…

Christmas season is upon us, and along with it, decorations, television advertisements, and store displays depicting the man from the North Pole — Santa Claus dressed in the red jumpsuit, fluffy white beard, round belly, and usually carrying a large sack, I cannot help but shake my head at the…

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…