One woman's experience with the Fifth Gospel, and what it means for the rest of us
by Heather Zempel
"And now I am going to Jerusalem, drawn there irresistibly by the Holy Spirit, not knowing what awaits me" (Acts 20:22).
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Representing the "emerging church" community, I joined six other clergy at St. George's College for a two-week pilgrimage to the Holy Land. I ignored my friends' concerns, my own fears and doubts, and my mother's desperate pleas to remain safely in the United States. Like Paul, ...
Discuss key questions Christians have faced over two millennia - and provide answers for those questions for today.
The Survey: Reformation to the Present course provides more than an introduction to church history. It helps people ask the key questions Christians have faced over two millennia—and provides answers for those questions for today.
Session 1
The Reformation: The Breakthrough Martin Luther's discovery of grace forever changed his life and the life of the church.
Discuss key questions Christians have faced over two millennia - and provide answers for those questions for today.
The Early Church course provides more than an introduction to church history. It helps people ask the key questions Christians have faced over two millennia—and provides answers for those questions for today.
Session 1
Paul and His Times The apostle Paul was the church's greatest missionary.
Session 2
Early MartyrsIn the first three centuries, many Christians courageously gave their lives to testify ...
This five-session course will show us how to tap into the power of the Spirit.
At first glance, it seems as though Jesus asks impossible demands of us. However, a close look at the Book of Acts lets us know that we are not left alone with his commands. He gives us his own Spirit to supply the power and strength to do what he asks. This five-session course will show us how to tap into that power. It discusses how to live life with passion, get off to a good start, worship through ...
Discuss the key questions Christians have faced over two millennia - and provide answers for those questions for today.
The Overview: Early Church & Middle Ages course provides more than an introduction to church history. It helps people ask the key questions Christians have faced over two millennia—and provides answers for those questions for today.
Introduction - Why Study Church History?
Session 1
Persecution in the Early ChurchBeginning as a despised, illegal sect, Christianity endured 300 years of persecution ...
Learn about six Jewish Feast Days and how Christ is revealed in them.
Many of us do not understand the history and meaning of Jewish holidays, even though several of the stories are told in our Old Testament. What are the various Feast Days, and what does each represent? How have Jewish people celebrated them over the ages? Are the traditions carry any weight for Christians today?
This carefully-crafted course includes six sessions about the most holy Feast Days in the ...