Best That’s Jesus Channel / Bob Baulch Podcasts (2025)

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1517 AD — Luther Nails the 95 Theses — When Repentance Was Not for Sale 13:30

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1517 AD — Luther Nails the 95 Theses — When Repentance Was Not for Sale Website: https://ThatsJesus.org Metadata Package: In 1517, a German pastor watched his parishioners wave indulgence papers that claimed to erase sin—no confession, no change, just payment. They believed salvation came with a receipt. Johann Tetzel’s sales pitch promised freedom…

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1141 AD – When the Church Condemned Logic – And Accidentally Launched a Thousand Classrooms – Logic, Faith, and the Birth of Debate 15:55

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155 AD – The Martyrdom of Polycarp in Smyrna – When Faith Meets Fire 13:56

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155 AD – The Martyrdom of Polycarp in Smyrna – When Faith Meets Fire Website: https://ThatsJesus.org Metadata Package: An aged bishop faces flames in a Roman arena. His offense? Refusing to curse Christ. Polycarp’s stand in Smyrna became the early church’s picture of courage under pressure. After eighty-six years of following Jesus, could he deny H…

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1347 AD – Black Death and the Response of the Church – When Ministry Costs Us Safety 13:29

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1347 AD – Black Death and the Response of the Church – When Ministry Costs Us Safety CHUNK 0 – Pre-Script SEO Framework Website: https://ThatsJesus.org Metadata Package: In 1347, ships from the East brought a disease that would kill nearly half of Europe within four years. Priests died twice as fast as others because they stayed to pray with the si…

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100 AD – The Didache – When the Church Wrote Down How to Live 13:36

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100 AD – The Didache – When the Church Wrote Down How to Live Website: https://ThatsJesus.org Metadata Package: Around 100 AD, small Christian communities were scattered and unorganized. No fixed New Testament. No central oversight. False apostles wandered from house to house demanding food and money. Someone finally wrote a field manual—a document…

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1770 AD – John Wesley’s Methodist Societies Flourish in England – How Accountable Community Sparked Revival 13:23

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1770 AD – John Wesley’s Methodist Societies Flourish in England – How Accountable Community Sparked Revival CHUNK 0 – Pre-Script SEO Framework (Non-Spoken) Website: https://ThatsJesus.org Hook (≤150 chars): In 1770, Wesley’s classes and bands ignited revival through holiness, accountability, and lay preaching. Description (≤400 chars): By 1770, Joh…

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395 AD – Augustine Cleans House When Trust Broke and the Church Had to Prove Its Integrity 14:09

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395 AD – Augustine Cleans House: When Trust Broke and the Church Had to Prove Its Integrity Website: ThatsJesus.org Metadata Summary: In 395 AD, the church of Hippo was bleeding trust. Offerings were untracked, suspicions were rising, and a young bishop-in-training named Augustine had to confront a crisis that could shatter faith itself. This episo…

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1819 AD - Mary Mason's Missionary Society - From Tracts to TikTok, the Timeless Call to Faithful Evangelism 15:42

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1819 AD - Mary Mason's Missionary Society - From Tracts to TikTok, the Timeless Call to Faithful Evangelism Website: https://ThatsJesus.org Metadata Package: In 1819, Mary Mason did what women weren't supposed to do—she organized. As First Directress of the New York Female Missionary Society, she mobilized laywomen to fund missions, distribute trac…

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1049 AD Pope Leo IX Reforms Expose Sexual Corruption, Immorality, and Buying and Selling of Church Offices 17:32

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1049 AD Leo IX’s Papal Reforms Ignite Church Renewal Published 2/18/2026 50-Word Description In 1049 AD, Pope Leo IX began a determined campaign to cleanse the church of simony and moral corruption. Through traveling synods, enforcement of clerical celibacy, and removal of unfit bishops, he set a precedent for reform. His leadership prepared the wa…

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411 AD – Synesius of Cyrene Refuses to Renounce His Marriage – When Conviction Outweighs Conformity 15:12

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411 AD – Synesius of Cyrene Refuses to Renounce His Marriage – When Conviction Outweighs Conformity CHUNK 0 – Pre-Script SEO Framework Full Title: 411 AD – Synesius of Cyrene Refuses to Renounce His Marriage – When Conviction Outweighs Conformity Website: https://ThatsJesus.org Metadata Package: Hook (≤150 chars): When obedience to Jesus meant sayi…

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1704 AD - Ancestor Altars and Gospel Boundaries - The Papal Decision That Changed China's Christian Future 21:32

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1704 AD - Ancestor Altars and Gospel Boundaries - The Papal Decision That Changed China's Christian Future CHUNK 0: Pre-Script SEO Framework Full Title: 1704 AD - Ancestor Altars and Gospel Boundaries - The Papal Decision That Changed China's Christian Future Website: https://ThatsJesus.org Metadata Package: In 1704, Pope Clement XI condemned Chine…

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897 AD - How a Corpse Was Put On Trial - The Cadaver Synod Exposed Church Corruption 12:40

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CHUNK 0: METADATA & ENGAGEMENT TITLE: 897 AD - How a Corpse Was Put On Trial - The Cadaver Synod Exposed Church Corruption WEBSITE: https://ThatsJesus.org HOOK: In 897, Pope Stephen VI staged an unprecedented trial: a dead predecessor seated in papal robes, charges read to a corpse. DESCRIPTION: The Cadaver Synod became a byword for abuse of power.…

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320 AD - Forty Soldiers on a Frozen Lake - The Crown That Comes Through Suffering 17:12

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CHUNK 0: Pre-Script SEO Framework Full Title: 320 AD - Forty Soldiers on a Frozen Lake - The Crown That Comes Through Suffering Website: https://ThatsJesus.org Metadata Package: Forty Roman soldiers refused to deny Christ and were condemned to freeze naked on a lake. One broke. A pagan guard joined them. What happened next became legend—and still i…

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1582 AD - Gregorian Calendar's Vanishing Ten Days - When Apocalypse Panic Tested Trust in God 15:50

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1582 AD - Gregorian Calendar's Vanishing Ten Days - When Apocalypse Panic Tested Trust in God CHUNK 0: Pre-Script SEO Framework Full Title: 1582 AD - Gregorian Calendar's Vanishing Ten Days - When Apocalypse Panic Tested Trust in God Website: https://ThatsJesus.org Metadata Package: In 1582, ten days vanished—and Christians panicked when Pope Grego…

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670 AD – England Becomes A Mission Force After Being A Mission Field 15:23

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190 AD Easter Divides the Dates but Unites the Faith Why The Prayer of Jesus for Oneness Still M 16:30

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1845 AD – Southern Baptists Divide - Morality Yields to Money and Mission Pressure 20:48

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1845 AD – Southern Baptists Divide - Morality Yields to Money and Mission Pressure Metadata Paragraph: In 1845, Baptists in America faced a moral crossroads. When mission boards refused to appoint slaveholders as missionaries, southern leaders walked away and founded the Southern Baptist Convention in Augusta, Georgia. Their decision redefined miss…

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93 AD – Josephus Confirms Early Believers Had Faith That Drew Attention - But Will Ours Do the Same 10:20

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93 AD – Josephus Confirms Early Believers Had Faith That Drew Attention - But Will Ours Do the Same Metadata Package: Outsider historian Josephus couldn’t ignore the Christians. In the late first century, his writings gave Rome’s perspective on the Jewish world—and in the process, confirmed the visible presence of Jesus’ followers. This episode exp…

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1975 AD – The Willow Creek Church Saga: The Good - The Bad - The Ugly 17:55

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1975 AD – Willow Creek Saga - The Good - The Bad - The Ugly From a rented movie theater with 125 dreamers to a weekly crowd that once topped 25,000, Willow Creek’s story is one of vision, innovation, and painful collapse. What fueled such astonishing growth — and what stripped it away? Extended notes trace the seeker-sensitive movement, Bill Hybels…

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1223 AD - The Pope Approves St Francis of Assisi's Rule – Making the Franciscan Order Legit 10:17

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On Oct 1, 1223 AD - The Pope Approves St Francis of Assisi's Rule – Making the Franciscan Order Legit Published 10/01/2025 On October 1, 1223, Pope Honorius III approved Francis of Assisi’s Rule, giving official recognition to the Franciscan Order. This moment launched a movement of radical poverty and joy that confronted greed in medieval society …

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1212 AD – The Children’s Holy Crusade To Battle - Once They Marched After Adults into War - Today They March After Adult Morals 11:11

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1212 AD – The Children’s Holy Crusade To Battle - Once They Marched After Adults into War - Today They March After Adult Morals Published 9/24/2025 Metadata Children filled the roads of Europe in 1212, convinced that innocence and faith could reclaim Jerusalem. Known as the Children’s Crusade, thousands of boys, girls, and poor adults followed Nich…

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460 AD– Writing Through Ruin: One Bishop Preserved Faith Amid Chaos, What Will History Say About the Story We Leave Behind 11:33

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460 AD – Writing Through Ruin: One Bishop Preserved Faith Amid Chaos, What Will History Say About the Story We Leave Behind? Metadata In 460 AD, Hydatius of Aquae Flaviae finished his Chronicle, a desperate record of raids, famine, heresy, and fading empire. From Gallaecia, he captured what others ignored: bishops resisting invaders, signs in the s…

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1745 AD - The Hymn Explosion - When Worship Began Teaching Doctrine in Song 11:33

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1745 AD – The Hymn Explosion - When Worship Began Teaching Doctrine in Song Published 2025-09-19 (Friday: 1500–2000 AD) A hymn explosion in 1745 reshaped worship forever. The voices of Watts and the Wesleys helped shift congregations from psalms only to songs that carried doctrine in melody. Hymns became portable theology, teaching believers as muc…

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1000 AD – Forecasting the Rapture Again and Again and Again – It Was Embarrassing Then And It Still Is Today 31:18

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1000 AD – Forecasting the Rapture Again and Again and Again – It Was Embarrassing Then And It Still Is Today Published 9/18/2025 Families huddled at midnight in 999 AD, trembling at thunder and comets. Would the sunrise bring the end? Around 1000 and again in 1033, Europe braced for the apocalypse. Chronicles tell of omens, pilgrimages, and nobles …

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346 AD – Defender of Nicene Faith Athanasius Returns and Inspires Courage to Hold Truth Today 11:26

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346 AD – Defender of Nicene Faith: Athanasius’ Return Inspires Courage to Hold Truth TodayPublished 9/15/2025MetadataExile could not silence Athanasius. His return in 346 AD reignited the defense of Christ’s divinity. In 346 AD, Athanasius returned from exile, defying emperors and Arian critics to defend the Nicene Creed. His writings rallied monks…

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1863 AD – Dying Civil War Soldiers Hope in the Midst of War: Stay Ready With Scripture On Your Lips 10:39

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1863 AD – Dying Civil War Soldiers: Hope in the Midst of War: Stay Ready With Scripture on Your Lips Metadata A dying soldier whispers his last prayer in a Confederate camp. In 1863, revival swept through Civil War tents as chaplains read Scripture and soldiers found peace with God before death. This episode weaves together accounts from Christ in …

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730 AD – John Defends Icons -Faithful Art Reflects Jesus’ Incarnation Today 12:28

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730 AD – John Defends Icons: Faithful Art Reflects Jesus’ Incarnation Today Published 9/10/2025 Cold Hook 1:21 Show Intro 1:17 Narrative Foundation 1:50 Narrative Development 1:52 Climax & Impact 1:53 Legacy & Relevance 1:23 Reflection & Call 1:22 Outro 1:08 Metadata In 730 AD, John of Damascus, a monk near Jerusalem, defied Emperor Leo III’s ban o…

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225 AD – Hippolytus’ Apostolic Tradition Shapes Early Liturgy: Order Anchors Worship in Christ 9:36

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225 AD – Hippolytus’ Apostolic Tradition Shapes Early Liturgy: Order Anchors Worship in Christ TIMESTAMPS (calculated at 127.5 WPM, rounded) Cold Hook: 00:00 Intro: 01:21 Foundation: 02:39 Development: 04:08 Climax/Impact: 06:09 Legacy & Modern Relevance: 08:19 Reflection & Call: 09:53 Outro: 11:30 Metadata Oil lamps flicker in a Roman house as bel…

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1619 AD – Dort’s Clash Over Salvation: God’s Grace Makes Room Calvinism and Arminianism Today 14:30

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1619 AD – Dort’s Clash Over Salvation: God’s Grace Makes Room Calvinism and Arminianism Today Published 9/12/2025 TIMESTAMPS [Cold Hook] 00:00 [Intro] 01:20 [Foundation] 02:46 [Development] 05:47 [Climax/Impact] 08:56 [Legacy & Modern Relevance] 12:16 [Reflection & Call] 14:50 [Outro] 17:29 📦 Metadata (One Paragraph) They thought the Bible was clea…

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1525 AD – Drowned for Belief in Baptism - Women Sing While Going to the River 14:26

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1525 AD – Drowned for Belief in Baptism - Women Sing While Going to the River Published 9/5/2025 TIMESTAMPS Cold Hook: 00:00 Intro: 02:02 Foundation: 03:56 Development: 06:28 Climax/Impact: 09:00 Legacy & Modern Relevance: 11:20 Reflection & Call: 14:08 Outro: 17:36 Metadata Package Anabaptist women chose faith over life, facing drowning for baptis…

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540 AD – Milan Destroyed: Worship Endures Beyond Fire and Betrayal 11:32

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540 AD – Milan Destroyed: Worship Endures Beyond Fire and Betrayal Published 9-3-2025 TIMESTAMPS - Cold Hook: 00:00 - Intro: 01:29 - Foundation: 02:25 - Development: 04:53 - Climax/Impact: 06:47 - Legacy & Modern Relevance: 08:35 - Reflection & Call: 11:45 - Outro: 11:45 Metadata A Christian city burned. Faith survived. In 540 AD, Milan—once shaped…

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112 AD – Early Gatherings Confound Rome: Why Simple Worship Still Matters Today 11:11

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112 AD – Early Gatherings Confound Rome: Why Simple Worship Still Matters Today Published 9/1/2025 TIMESTAMPS [Cold Hook] 00:00 [Intro] 01:20 [Foundation] 02:46 [Development] 04:14 [Climax/Impact] 05:54 [Legacy & Modern Relevance] 07:36 [Reflection & Call] 09:18 [Outro] 11:34 📦 Metadata They thought Christians were rebels. But in 112 AD, Pliny the …

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1885 AD – The Chicago–London Revival Ignites Global Evangelism: Ordinary Believers Multiply the Mission 11:02

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1885 AD – The Chicago–London Revival Ignites Global Evangelism: Ordinary Believers Multiply the Mission Published 8/29/2025 1885 AD – The Chicago–London Revival Ignites Global Evangelism: Ordinary Believers Multiply the Mission In 1885, Moody’s simple preaching and Sankey’s hymns shook Chicago and London. Can revival still spread through ordinary b…

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1274 AD - Council of Lyons: True Unity Requires Forgiveness Beyond Friendly Words 11:39

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1274 AD - Council of Lyons: True Unity Requires Forgiveness Beyond Friendly Words Publish Date 8/27/2025 50-Word Description In 1274, leaders of Western and Eastern Christianity met in Lyons, France, hoping to heal their centuries-old split. Emperor Michael VIII sent envoys to negotiate with Pope Gregory X. Agreements were signed, but distrust rema…

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496 AD – Clovis’ Baptism Unites Frankish Christianity And His Wife's Persistent Prayer Changed His Heart 12:58

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496 AD – Clovis’ Baptism Unites Frankish Christianity And His Wife's Persistent Prayer Changed His Heart Published 8/25/2025 50-Word Description In 496 AD, King Clovis of the Franks was baptized at Reims by Bishop Remigius, urged by Queen Clotilde. Thousands of warriors followed, binding Frankish power to Nicene Christianity. This countered Arian d…

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1791 AD – Selina Hastings Countess of Huntingdon Endures Slander Yet Advances the Evangelical Revival 18:14

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1791 – Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, Endures Slander Yet Advances the Evangelical Revival Published 8/22/2025 ------------------------------------------------------- Small Group HandoutCOACH: Church Origins and Church History Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon (1791) Summary Selina Hastings used her wealth, influence, and courage to…

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1054 AD The Great Schism Divides the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church 18:10

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1054 AD The Great Schism Divides the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church Published 8/20/2025 50-Word Description In 1054, the Christian church split into Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox branches over authority, worship, and pride. Pope Leo IX’s legate excommunicated Patriarch Michael Cerularius in Constantinople, formalizing c…

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380 AD - The Edict that Made Jesus Officially God and Made Christianity The State Religion 15:37

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380 AD The Edict that Made Jesus Officially God and Made Christianity The State Religion Published 08/18/2025 50-Word Description In 380 AD, Theodosius I, with Gratian and Valentinian II, issued the Edict of Thessalonica, making Nicene Christianity the empire’s official faith. Recorded in the Codex Theodosianus, it marginalized Arianism and paganis…

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391 AD – Little Girl and Demonic Deliverance – A Child’s Torment Sparks Fasting, Prayer, and a Church’s Faith in God’s Power 14:00

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391 AD - Little Girl and Demonic Deliverance Published 08/17/2025 50-Word Description In 391 AD, Cappadocian elders fasted and prayed for seven days to deliver a slave girl from demonic oppression, speaking Latin curses she never learned. Recorded by Gregory of Nyssa, this story showcases the early church’s faith, humility, and power through collec…

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265 AD – Dionysius Defends Unity in Baptism – Holding the Church Together Amid Disputes Over Water, Faith, and Salvation 19:04

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265 AD Dionysius Defends Unity in the Waters of Baptism Published 08/16/2025 50-Word Description In 265 AD, Dionysius of Alexandria stepped into a heated church dispute over whether baptisms performed by heretics should count. His letters to Rome advocated for unity, not division—arguing valid form over valid administrators. His thoughtful response…

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1672 AD – Anne Bradstreet: Faith, Poetry, and a Voice That Endures – The First Puritan Poet of America Leaves a Lasting Legacy 17:37

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Short Description Anne Bradstreet, often called America’s first published poet, wrote with honesty, devotion, and courage in a time when women’s voices were seldom heard. Her faith-driven words, penned in the 1600s, still speak today—reminding us that truth is timeless and God’s grace reaches across centuries. Overview Anne Bradstreet, America’s fi…

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330 AD – Frumentius Lights the Horn of Africa – From Shipwrecked Slave to Apostle of Ethiopia and Father of African Christianity 11:41

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330 AD Frumentius Lights the Horn of Africa Published on: 2025-08-11 04:00 Frumentius’s unexpected mission to Ethiopia and the birth of African Christianity The ship never reached its home. The waves of the Red Sea had calmed—but violence waited on the shore. Bandits stormed the travelers, leaving most of the crew dead on the sand. Two young brothe…

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62 AD – The Echo of the Book of Ephesians – A Letter That Shaped Worship, Marriage, and Spiritual Warfare Across Generations 19:13

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Published on: 2025-08-10 20:14 When Paul penned Ephesians around 62 AD, he likely knew it was more than a pastoral note. He was in Roman custody, yet what flowed from his stylus was not a lament—but a soaring vision. It proclaimed spiritual blessings in Christ “in the heavenly realms,” the unifying mystery of Jew and Gentile, and the cosmic authori…

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410 AD – Augustine and the Sack of Rome – How One Bishop Answered Pagan Critics and Reframed History with the City of God 11:07

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410 AD Augustine and the Sack of Rome Published on: 2025-08-04 04:00 The traumatic fall of Rome to the Visigoths, the pagan backlash against Christianity, and Augustine’s theological response in City of God—a call to anchor faith in God’s eternal kingdom, not earthly empires. They said Rome would never fall. Not to barbarians. Not to pagans. Not to…

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304 AD – Crispina Defies Persecution – A North African Mother Stands Against Rome and Seals Her Faith With Martyrdom 11:06

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304 AD Crispina Defying Persecution Published on: 2025-07-28 04:00 In 304 AD, Crispina, a wealthy African Christian, faced execution under Diocletian’s persecution. Her bold faith in the face of death inspired early Christians, urging modern believers to stand courageously for Christ. The judge mocked her. The crowd jeered. Her children cried. The …

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190 AD – Susanna and Purity and Defiance – A Christian Woman’s Refusal to Compromise Inspires Courage Across the Church 13:08

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190 AD - Susanna and Purity and Defiance Published on: 2025-07-23 20:11 In the catacombs of Rome, early Christians painted Susanna from the Book of Daniel as a symbol of chastity and resistance to sexual corruption. During the reign of Commodus, her image became a moral emblem for the faithful, shaping Christian art and identity through an unexpect…

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144 AD – Marcion’s Dangerous Version of the Bible – Cutting Out the Old Testament and Creating a Crisis for the Church’s Canon 15:56

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144 AD - Marcion's Dangerous Version of the Bible Published on: 2025-07-23 02:00 In 144 AD, wealthy shipowner Marcion of Sinope arrived in Rome with a radical proposal: a stripped-down Bible rejecting the Old Testament and editing the New to remove Jewish influences. Viewing the God of Israel as cruel and separate from Jesus' loving Father, Marcion…

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215 AD – The Fire That Didn’t Burn – Origen, the Alexandria Riots, and the Cost of a Scholar’s Witness in a Violent City 18:34

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215 AD - The Fire That Didn’t Burn: Origen and the Alexandria Riots Published on: 2025-07-22 02:00 In 215 AD, the streets of Alexandria erupted into chaos under Emperor Caracalla's reprisals. Amid mockery of his rule, imperial troops massacred citizens and looted the city, forcing intellectuals like young Origen of Alexandria to flee. Though his fa…

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112 AD – Pliny’s Dilemma: Judging Christians – A Roman Governor Writes to Trajan and Accidentally Preserves Worship’s Simplicity 16:47

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112 AD - Pliny’s Dilemma: Judging Christians Published on: 2025-07-21 03:00 Description: In 112 AD, Roman governor Pliny the Younger faced a troubling problem in the province of Bithynia. Christians—people he had never personally encountered before—were being anonymously accused of illegal behavior. Unsure of how to proceed, he did something extrao…

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36 AD – Pilate’s Fall: The Prefect Who Couldn’t Escape the Cross – The Man Who Tried to Wash His Hands Faces His Own Reckoning 17:50

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36 AD - Pilate’s Fall: The Prefect Who Couldn’t Escape the Cross Published on: 2025-07-18 15:31 The body was gone. The tomb was empty. The rumors spread like wildfire through Jerusalem. But Pontius Pilate had moved on. Or tried to. Weeks after the crucifixion of Jesus, Judea stirred again—this time with whispers that the man Rome executed was… aliv…