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“Very Sweet Honey”: Basil of Caesarea’s Friendship with Syrian Christian Eusebius of Samosata
Eusebius’s friendship with Basil of Caesarea during the doctrinal watershed of the 370s is of vital importance and should be remembered in any account of the Cappadocian theologian’s formulation of the Holy Spirit’s deity.
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Modern Exhortations to Pastoral Friendship
Despite increasing connectedness, many in our culture face a growing isolation of the soul and pastors are prime candidates for this paradoxical lifestyle.
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Pastoring in a Pandemic, Episode 10: How Christians throughout the Ages Have Responded to Plagues & Pandemics (with Michael Haykin)
Jonathan Leeman chats with church historian Michael Haykin of SBTS about how Christians throughout the ages have responded to plagues and pandemics. Could it be that COVID-19 presents a historic opportunity?
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Did the Reformation Recover the Great Commission?
It's well known that the Reformation entailed a recovery of core doctrines regarding salvation and worship. Did it also involve a recovery of the Great Commission?
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Learning How to Pray Fervently from Benjamin Francis
Looking to an 18th-century pastor for wisdom on what to pray for, and how to pray.
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400-Year-Old Lessons from English Baptists and Persecution
May these persevering lives in the midst of persecution and suffering instruct us, as perhaps even now we endure, or are preparing to endure.
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Baptists Reading Together and the Birth of Modern Missions
A small group of Baptists who read, talked, and prayed together sparked a renewal that led to the birth of the modern missions movement. What might God do through similar means today?
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Joining a Church the Ancient Way: From Clement to Egeria
As it was in the earliest days of the Christian faith, so it is again: entry into a local church should be by way of catechism, creed, and baptism—and in that order.
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With a Little Help from My Friends
If anyone were to ask me, "What is the best thing in life?", I would answer, ‘Friends’."