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Faithful to the End: Andrew, Embracing the Cross of Jesus

Posted on April 25, 2011 Posted by Chris Poblete

This post is part of an ongoing series, highlighting the martyrdom of the apostles, deacons, and missionaries of the first century church. “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so […]

Filed Under: Saints of Old, The Early Church (30-732 A.D.) Tagged With: andrew, apostles, crucifixion, fisherman, gospel of matthew, martyrs

Faithful to the End: James the Less and Matthias

Posted on April 18, 2011 Posted by Chris Poblete

This post is part of an ongoing series, highlighting the martyrdom of the apostles, deacons, and missionaries of the first-century church. “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they […]

Filed Under: Saints of Old, The Early Church (30-732 A.D.) Tagged With: alphaeus, apostles, death, gospel, james, martyrs, matthias, persecution

Faithful to the End: Philip and Matthew

Posted on April 11, 2011 Posted by Chris Poblete

This post is part of an ongoing series, highlighting the martyrdom of the apostles, deacons, and missionaries of the first century church. Click here to read last week’s post. “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for […]

Filed Under: Saints of Old, The Early Church (30-732 A.D.) Tagged With: acts of the apostles, apostles, gospel, martyrs, matthew, nathaniel, philip, saints of old, tax collector

Faithful to the End: The Sons of Zebedee

Posted on April 4, 2011 Posted by Chris Poblete

This post is part of an ongoing series, highlighting the martyrdom of the apostles, deacons, and missionaries of the first century church. “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so […]

Filed Under: Saints of Old, The Early Church (30-732 A.D.) Tagged With: apostles, james, john, martyrs, sons of thunder, sons of zebedee

Faithful to the End: Stephen

Posted on March 28, 2011 Posted by Chris Poblete

This post is part of an ongoing series, highlighting the martyrdom of the apostles, deacons, and missionaries of the first century church. “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so […]

Filed Under: Saints of Old, The Early Church (30-732 A.D.) Tagged With: acts of the apostles, early church, martyrs, stephen

Faithful to the End

Posted on March 21, 2011 Posted by Chris Poblete

The New Testament is chock-full of stories of men who fought hard—faithful to the end—whatever the cost. If you’re like me, you may have wondered, “What ever happened to these men?” Judas Iscariot, as we know, failed to remain faithful. The others followed Christ’s steps and remained faithful to the end. The Bible tells us […]

Filed Under: Saints of Old, The Early Church (30-732 A.D.) Tagged With: charles spurgeon, early church, martyrs, new testament, twelve apostles

"It Is Well With My Soul"

Posted on March 9, 2011 Posted by Chris Poblete

Marked by tradegy The classic hymn was written by Horatio Spafford, a man who was sadly all too familiar with death and tragedy. In 1871, Spafford suffered the tragic death of his only son to scarlet fever. Shortly thereafter, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed the entire city. A successful businessman and lawyer at the time, […]

Filed Under: Saints of Old, The Age of Enlightenment (1456-1918 A.D.) Tagged With: 1 peter, great chicago fire, horatio spafford, hymn, it is well, it is well with my soul

Thomas Aquinas: The "Dumb Ox"

Posted on February 25, 2011 Posted by Chris Poblete

Born in his family’s Italian castle at Roccasecca in 1225, Thomas Aquinas grew up to be a known as an unattractive and heavyset man who suffered from dropsy (edema) and had one eye that was unmistakably larger than the other. He was not the most charismatic and dynamic figure but rather a silent, introspective hermit-type […]

Filed Under: Medieval Christianity (733-1455 A.D.), Misc., Saints of Old Tagged With: dominican order, dumb ox, medieval christianity, summa theologica, thomas aquinas

Interview with Corrie ten Boom

Posted on February 22, 2011 Posted by Chris Poblete

Corrie ten Boom (1892 – 1983) was a Dutch Christian Holocaust survivor famous for helping many Jews escape the Nazis during World War II. In this video interview, ten Boom shares the story of God’s grace and miraculous provision while she and her family were arrested and held captive by the Nazis. Corrie ten Boom […]

Filed Under: Saints of Old, The Modern Church (1919 A.D. onwards) Tagged With: corrie ten boom, holocaust, the hiding place, world war 2, world war ii

David Brainerd: Longing for Holiness

Posted on February 7, 2011 Posted by Chris Poblete

“When I really enjoy God, I feel my desires of him the more insatiable” David Brainerd (1718-1747), the early American missionary to American Indians, recorded the following in his journal: Thursday, Nov. 4. (At Lebanon) Saw much of my nothingness most of this day: but felt concerned that I had no more sense of my […]

Filed Under: Saints of Old, The Age of Enlightenment (1456-1918 A.D.) Tagged With: american indians, david brainerd, jonathan edwards, martyrs, missionaries

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