In Matthew 5:11 Jesus says that “God will bless you when people insult you, mistreat you, and tell all kinds of evil lies about you because […]

Asbridge, The First Crusade, pp 84-88. As the fire of crusading enthusiasm spread across Europe in 1096, tens of thousands of Latin Christians prepared to leave […]

There is violence, even of the lethal kind, on the part of Christians in the NT. BUT Christians will only be violent at the parousia, i.e., […]

by Sidney Hatch In the history of Christendom, the doctrine of the trinity has not produced the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22, 23). Rather, it […]

The U.S.A. celebrates July 4, Independen Day. Now, this is not unique to the USA. For example, on the same month France celebrates Bastille Day, July […]

From the book Peacemakers by Jim Wallis, p. 14-20. In August, 1945, Fr. George Zabelka, a Catholic chaplain with the U.S. Army air force, was stationed […]