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Den romerske kejsaren Konstantin den stores (272–337 e.Kr.) omvändelse till kristendomen är en central händelse i Västerlandets historia. Kristendomen gick från att vara en förföljd minoritet till att bli den dominerande religionen i Romarriket.Konstantins relation till den traditionella romerska religionen var dock pragmatisk. Han tillät fortsatt kult av solguden Sol Invictus och tolererade inledningsvis andra religioner. Trots sitt starka stöd för kyrkan lät han inte döpa sig förrän på sin dödsbädd år 337. Denna balansgång mellan det gamla och det nya var sannolikt avgörande för hans politiska framgång.I detta avsnitt av podden Historia Nu samtalar programledaren Urban Lindstedt med antikvetaren och författaren Allan Klynne, som är aktuell med boken Konstantin den store – Roms förste kristne kejsare.I början av 300-talet e.Kr. befann sig det romerska imperiet i djup kris. Tetrarkin – ett fyrkejsarsystem skapat för att stabilisera styret – hade kollapsat, och inbördeskrig rasade mellan rivaliserande tronpretendenter. I detta kaos steg Konstantin fram, son till kejsaren Constantius Chlorus. Efter faderns död år 306 utropades han av sina trupper till kejsare i väst.År 312 ställdes Konstantin mot sin främsta konkurrent om makten, Maxentius, i slaget vid Milviska bron. Enligt flera källor såg han inför striden ett kors på himlen, tillsammans med orden "I detta tecken skall du segra", eller drömde om en ängel som visade honom symbolen Chi-Rho – de första bokstäverna i det grekiska ordet för Kristus. Han lät måla symbolen på soldaternas sköldar och vann en avgörande seger. Maxentius drunknade i Tibern, och Konstantin tågade in i Rom som härskare över väst.Året därpå, 313, utfärdade Konstantin tillsammans med kejsar Licinius det så kallade Milanoediktet, som garanterade religionsfrihet i hela riket och avslutade de systematiska förföljelserna av kristna. Även om han själv ännu inte var döpt började han aktivt gynna kyrkan: han donerade mark, gav ekonomiskt stöd och påbörjade bygget av kyrkor som Lateranbasilikan och den första Peterskyrkan.Vid denna tid var kristendomen ännu en minoritetsreligion, men snabbt växande. Dess fokus på själens frälsning, individens värde och evigt liv tilltalade många i ett samhälle präglat av oro och kris. Dess välorganiserade församlingar bidrog till en stark infrastruktur, som snart blev ett viktigt verktyg även för staten.Trots kristendomens pacifistiska ursprung valde Konstantin att knyta den till sin militära och politiska makt. Genom att uppträda som Guds utvalde kejsare – en förening av andlig och världslig auktoritet – skapade han ett nytt sätt att härska.Musik: Saturnalia av bzur, Storyblock Audio.Bild: Konstantins staty i Kapitolinska museerna. Del av statyn av Konstantin den store, bevarad i Kapitolinska museerna i Rom. Skulpturen, ursprungligen uppförd i början av 300-talet e.Kr., föreställer kejsaren i idealiserad stil och symboliserar hans makt och gudomliga auktoritet som både romersk härskare och kristendomens beskyddare. Wikipedia. Public Domain.Lyssna också på Pyrrhos – på fel sida i historien i kampen om världsherraväldet.Klippare: Emanuel Lehtonen Vill du stödja podden och samtidigt höra ännu mer av Historia Nu? Gå med i vårt gille genom att klicka här: https://plus.acast.com/s/historianu-med-urban-lindstedt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Table — not the cross — is the symbol Jesus chose to remember him by.In this Easter reflection, we step into the Strange New World of resurrection and explore why the Eucharist, Communion, and the Lord's Supper have always been at the heart of Christian practice. Long before the gospels were written, before theology was fully formed, the first followers of Jesus gathered around a table — and they experienced grace you could taste.In this video, discover:
Legend tells us that Joseph of Arimathea a tin merchant, came to Glastonbury, and put his staff in the ground and it sprouted. This tree blooms twice a year in the spring and on Christmas. And this tree, the Glastonbury Thorn, is the root of Christianity in Britain. And by the way, this tree, genetically linked to the eastern mediterranean, survives through cuttings and still blooms at Christmas. In the undercroft of the York Minster is a tile from the first century, and that tile is inscribed with the monogram of Christ, the Chi-Rho. So we have two bits of evidence that Christianity has been in Britain for two-thousand years. And it is the tree from which Belonging House springs. Belonging House International is a community of artists and creative people called to build Jesus a throne in the earth. In other words, we make disciples who will disciple the nations in the world of creativity. You can get our Friday email at https://belonginghouse.substack.com Christ John Otto writes at https://christjohnotto.substack.com You can support us at buymeacoffee.com/christjohnotto You can view Belonging House Books here: https://bookshop.org/shop/belonginghouse We have a community for those who have made the Belonging House Commitment on Mighty Network. https://belonging-house.mn.co
“Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.” (Isaiah 60:1)) Welcome to worship! Scripture Reference: Matthew 2:1-18; Ephesians 3:1-12 Epiphany is the season of the church year extending from January 6 until Ash Wednesday. The word “epiphany” means an appearance or a manifestation, especially of a Deity. The Christian Church uses the word Epiphany to celebrate the appearance of Christ to the Gentiles. When the Christ Child was presented in the temple, the aged Simeon predicted that Jesus would be “a light to lighten the Gentiles.” This prophecy received its first fulfillment in the coming of the Magi. The Chi Rho on the large banner refers to Christ as the “Son of Righteousness”. As the sun is the source of light and life in a physical sense, so Jesus is the light and life of men spiritually. The Chi Rho is a sacred monogram formed from the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ. The banner symbolizes the spread of the Gospel to the four corners of the earth. This is appropriate because during Epiphany the church emphasizes missions and bringing the light of the gospel to those in spiritual darkness. Our Church’s Vision Statement: Fellowship Church is called by God to grow committed disciples into disciplemakers. 1/5/25
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Full Text of ReadingsFeast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Lectionary: 638The Saint of the day is Exaltation of the Holy CrossThe Story of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Early in the fourth century, Saint Helena, mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine, went to Jerusalem in search of the holy places of Christ's life. She razed the second-century Temple of Aphrodite, which tradition held was built over the Savior's tomb, and her son built the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher on that spot. During the excavation, workers found three crosses. Legend has it that the one on which Jesus died was identified when its touch healed a dying woman. The cross immediately became an object of veneration. At a Good Friday celebration in Jerusalem toward the end of the fourth century, according to an eyewitness, the wood was taken out of its silver container and placed on a table together with the inscription Pilate ordered placed above Jesus' head: Then “all the people pass through one by one; all of them bow down, touching the cross and the inscription, first with their foreheads, then with their eyes; and, after kissing the cross, they move on.” To this day, the Eastern Churches, Catholic and Orthodox alike, celebrate the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on the September anniversary of the basilica's dedication. The feast entered the Western calendar in the seventh century after Emperor Heraclius recovered the cross from the Persians, who had carried it off in 614, 15 years earlier. According to the story, the emperor intended to carry the cross back into Jerusalem himself, but was unable to move forward until he took off his imperial garb and became a barefoot pilgrim. Reflection The cross is today the universal image of Christian belief. Countless generations of artists have turned it into a thing of beauty to be carried in procession or worn as jewelry. To the eyes of the first Christians, it had no beauty. It stood outside too many city walls, decorated only with decaying corpses, as a threat to anyone who defied Rome's authority—including Christians who refused sacrifice to Roman gods. Although believers spoke of the cross as the instrument of salvation, it seldom appeared in Christian art unless disguised as an anchor or the Chi-Rho until after Constantine's edict of toleration. Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media
In this episode we will examine the story of a real life demon who betrayed his brothers in arms, deceived many in a craven lust for power and murdered his own wife and child. With a resume like that, it goes without saying Roman Emperor, Saint Constantine the Great is held up as an iconic Christian hero. Also making special guest star appearances we have Romans, CAESAR, Christians, Eusebius, Lactantius, Christianity, Roman Empire, France, Britain, Italy, Rome, Tetrarch, Maxentius, Tiber river, Milvian Bridge, Jesus Christ, Chi Rho, Greek, Christos, Twitter, X, staurogram, crucifix, Arch of Constantine, Tetrarchy, Licinius, Maximinus, Edict of Milan, RON BURGUNDY, Paganism, Pontifex Maximus, pagan, Pope, council of Nicaea, Nicene Creed, Holy Trinity, Arius, Holy Land, St Helena, Constantinople, Fausta, Crispus, Jupiter, Persians, Armenia, Tiridates III, Persia, river Jordan, Bishop of Nicomedia, Pentecost, Holy Ghost, Mary, Apostles, Heaven, #SketchComedy #Sketch #Comedy #Sketch Comedy #Atheist #Science #History #Atheism #ConspiracyTheory #Conspiracy #Conspiracies #Sceptical #Scepticism #Mythology #Religion #Devil #Satan #Skeptic #Debunk #SatanIsMySuperhero #Podcast #funny #sketch #skit #comedy #comedyshow #comedyskits #HeavyMetal #RomanEmpire #Rome #AncientRome #Romans #RomanEmperor
AMDG. We cover a trifecta of topics today that homeschooling parents tend to fret about: STEM, state schools, and sibling dynamics. Kolbe alumni Erin and Michael O'Donnell visit with Bonnie and Steven about their experience with Kolbe and how they transitioned to college, the tradeoffs that come with various kinds of college settings, and how the adjustments for a homeschooled college freshman overlap with those for a brick-and-mortar-schooled freshman. They also talk about the shift in workload from Kolbe to college, how they practice and explain their faith in a setting where Catholics are a minority, and what they would say to homeschooling parents. Erin and Michael make reference to Chi Rho, Raider Catholic's service fraternity. Kolbecast episodes mentioned & relevant: 189 Fit Mind, Fit Body 85 Vibrant Campus Ministries 92 Protect, Guide, Prepare, Empower with Cathy & Nicolai Lund 170 A Spiraled Art highlighting Kolbe's writing approach We'd be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey! The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast! Have questions or suggestions for future episodes? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to podcast@kolbe.org and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
The Angels Were Amazed by Mihai OaraHuman history has had many mysterious episodes for which there is no easy explanation. Why did the magi decide to take a long and dangerous journey, all the way from Persia to Jerusalem, to bring gifts to a supposed future king? What about the Chi-Rho sign in the sky that encouraged Constantine's soldiers to fight the army of Maxentius and win a great victory in the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, which led to the recognition of Christianity in the Roman Empire? Why did Atilla give up on his march to Rome at a time when he had military supremacy in Italy? Why did the Mongols, poised to conquer the whole of Europe, suddenly stop and go back home? Why did the last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI, decide to stay and die in the city when the fall of Constantinople was imminent?God's hand appears in all these episodes. He is sending His angels, who take on human appearance and make the light and barely noticeable push that changes the direction of history. In dealing with humans, they do not use supernatural powers, only their wisdom and skills. God's grandiose plans for humanity, beyond their immediate comprehension, are gradually revealed to them. They act as God's ministering spirits, in constant contemplation of God's wonderful creation and His love for mankind.While interesting and engaging, the stories in this book follow a common thread and convey deep truths about God and men.https://www.amazon.com/Angels-Were-Amazed-Mihai-Oara/dp/B0CQPKT7H7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=4U15EM8S9OGE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.6A0Nrv4xW7M7FHZLCnDHAvWz2lgNOjYzVHJDdMYmMPmcQ0XIsuaxHF7j524k_EhpDZeq6hKgnC4mut-OyhU0iAykaar5MXAy4XR0VGy62B7zJRkQkBB4VAlsEZWq5-H6KBjy00qaGl2QPJJJJDp0qQ.7LwTiIBUO1-MZ-gmbPkWbsLwQU46Wy1ut0KJviaCuZU&dib_tag=se&keywords=The+Angels+Were+Amazed&qid=1705208134&s=books&sprefix=as+i+walk+in+the+heart+of+god%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C324&sr=1-1https://mihaioara.com/http://www.KingPagesPress.com http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/11824kpp1.mp3
Epiphany is the season of the church year extending from January 6 until Ash Wednesday. The word “epiphany” means an appearance or a manifestation, especially of a Deity. The Christian Church uses the word Epiphany to celebrate the appearance of Christ to the Gentiles. When the Christ Child was presented in the temple, the aged Simeon predicted that Jesus would be “a light to lighten the Gentiles.” This prophecy received its first fulfillment in the coming of the magi. The Chi Rho on the large banner refers to Christ as the “Son of Righteousness”. As the sun is the source of light and life in a physical sense, so Jesus is the light and life of men spiritually. The Chi Rho is a sacred monogram formed from the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ. The banner symbolizes the spread of the Gospel to the four corners of the earth. This is appropriate because during Epiphany the church emphasizes missions and bringing the light of the gospel to those in spiritual darkness. Scripture References: Luke 13:22-30 1/7/24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_qkrdNst0E
Brother Marty Leeds, teacher & preacher of the Gnostic Academy returns to InnerVerse! We talk about what's new at his online church and his move to Missouri, real Gnosticism vs. troofer victimhood, the value in scripture as allegory, transcendental numbers, the Chi Rho symbol, Pi and the generative powers, being a disciple of math, the septenary cipher on your hands, the riddle to find the middle, the self-evident nature of Truth, and the fractal hand of God. In the Plus+ Extension, you'll learn about how Gödel's incompleteness theorem informs us about our closed-system realm. Next, we speculate about what's at the north pole, discuss Jesus as the demiurge (in a good way), the eternal cycles of destruction and regeneration, ascension cults, individual transcendence, going to heaven, and why God is the ultimate hilarious comedian. Support InnerVerse Rokfin and Patreon for extended episodes!https://rokfin.com/stream/39415https://www.patreon.com/posts/89802794 EPISODE LINKSVideo Episode - https://youtu.be/YYe3SrCUcCshttps://gnosticacademy.org/Featured Music - "The Whistle, the Call and the Cry" by Marty Leedshttps://www.innerversepodcast.com/season-9/marty-leeds-pi TELEGRAM LINKShttps://t.me/innerversepodcasthttps://t.me/innerversepodcastchat GET TUNEDhttps://www.innerversepodcast.com/sound-healing SUPPORT INNERVERSEInnerVerse Merch - https://www.innerversemerch.comTippecanoe Herbs - Use INNERVERSE code at checkout - https://tippecanoeherbs.com/Spirit Whirled: July's End) - https://tinyurl.com/2dhsarasSpirit Whirled: The Holy Sailors - https://tinyurl.com/4wyd5ecsA Godsacre For Winds of the Soul - https://tinyurl.com/2p9xpdn3Buy from Clive de Carle with this link to support InnerVerse with your purchase - https://clivedecarle.ositracker.com/197164/11489The Aquacure AC50 (Use "innerverse" as a coupon code for a 15% discount) - https://eagle-research.com/product/ac50TT InnerVerse intro theme by Conspiracy Music Guru - https://www.conspiracymusicguru.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Full Text of ReadingsFeast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Lectionary: 638The Saint of the day is Exaltation of the Holy CrossThe Story of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Early in the fourth century, Saint Helena, mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine, went to Jerusalem in search of the holy places of Christ's life. She razed the second-century Temple of Aphrodite, which tradition held was built over the Savior's tomb, and her son built the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher on that spot. During the excavation, workers found three crosses. Legend has it that the one on which Jesus died was identified when its touch healed a dying woman. The cross immediately became an object of veneration. At a Good Friday celebration in Jerusalem toward the end of the fourth century, according to an eyewitness, the wood was taken out of its silver container and placed on a table together with the inscription Pilate ordered placed above Jesus' head: Then “all the people pass through one by one; all of them bow down, touching the cross and the inscription, first with their foreheads, then with their eyes; and, after kissing the cross, they move on.” To this day, the Eastern Churches, Catholic and Orthodox alike, celebrate the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on the September anniversary of the basilica's dedication. The feast entered the Western calendar in the seventh century after Emperor Heraclius recovered the cross from the Persians, who had carried it off in 614, 15 years earlier. According to the story, the emperor intended to carry the cross back into Jerusalem himself, but was unable to move forward until he took off his imperial garb and became a barefoot pilgrim. Reflection The cross is today the universal image of Christian belief. Countless generations of artists have turned it into a thing of beauty to be carried in procession or worn as jewelry. To the eyes of the first Christians, it had no beauty. It stood outside too many city walls, decorated only with decaying corpses, as a threat to anyone who defied Rome's authority—including Christians who refused sacrifice to Roman gods. Although believers spoke of the cross as the instrument of salvation, it seldom appeared in Christian art unless disguised as an anchor or the Chi-Rho until after Constantine's edict of toleration. Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media
Full Text of ReadingsFeast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Lectionary: 638All podcast readings are produced by the USCCB and are from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States _______________________________________The Saint of the day is Exaltation of the Holy Crossof the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Early in the fourth century, Saint Helena, mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine, went to Jerusalem in search of the holy places of Christ's life. She razed the second-century Temple of Aphrodite, which tradition held was built over the Savior's tomb, and her son built the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher on that spot. During the excavation, workers found three crosses. Legend has it that the one on which Jesus died was identified when its touch healed a dying woman. The cross immediately became an object of veneration. At a Good Friday celebration in Jerusalem toward the end of the fourth century, according to an eyewitness, the wood was taken out of its silver container and placed on a table together with the inscription Pilate ordered placed above Jesus' head: Then “all the people pass through one by one; all of them bow down, touching the cross and the inscription, first with their foreheads, then with their eyes; and, after kissing the cross, they move on.” To this day, the Eastern Churches, Catholic and Orthodox alike, celebrate the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on the September anniversary of the basilica's dedication. The feast entered the Western calendar in the seventh century after Emperor Heraclius recovered the cross from the Persians, who had carried it off in 614, 15 years earlier. According to the story, the emperor intended to carry the cross back into Jerusalem himself, but was unable to move forward until he took off his imperial garb and became a barefoot pilgrim. Reflection The cross is today the universal image of Christian belief. Countless generations of artists have turned it into a thing of beauty to be carried in procession or worn as jewelry. To the eyes of the first Christians, it had no beauty. It stood outside too many city walls, decorated only with decaying corpses, as a threat to anyone who defied Rome's authority—including Christians who refused sacrifice to Roman gods. Although believers spoke of the cross as the instrument of salvation, it seldom appeared in Christian art unless disguised as an anchor or the Chi-Rho until after Constantine's edict of toleration. Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 445, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Giants 1: I Samuel says the metal head of his spear weighed 600 shekels, or about 15 pounds. Goliath. 2: Cormoran, a Cornish giant, was felled by this famous giant killer. Jack. 3: In "Jack and the Beanstalk", Jack stole from the giant a little brown hen that laid these. golden eggs. 4: This Ted Hughes kids' book creation loves eating barbed wire and rusty chains. the Iron Giant. 5: After Hermes slew this 100-eyed giant, the 100 eyes were placed on the tail of the peacock. Argus. Round 2. Category: Crosses 1: A crusader's white cross on a field of red, used by a canton in the 13th century, became this country's flag. Switzerland. 2: In England this game is called noughts and crosses. tic-tac-toe. 3: The Chi-Rho cross is formed from the first 2 letters of his title in Greek. Jesus. 4: The St. Andrew's cross resembles this math sign. multiplication. 5: The Crux Ansata, a tau cross with a loop on top, is known as this to Egyptians. ankh. Round 3. Category: A World Of Pirates 1: The costumes for this 1991 Steven Spielberg film included 350 pirate outfits for the extras alone. Hook. 2: Later dictator, this Roman was kidnapped by pirates while on a journey to Rhodes around 75 B.C.. Julius Caesar. 3: In 1815 Washington Irving planned to join Stephen Decatur on an expedition against these north African pirates. Barbary Pirates. 4: Born around 1645, this pirate captain was sent to England for trial and hanged in 1701. Captain Kidd. 5: Kevin Kline won a Tony Award for his role in this swashbuckling Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. The Pirates of Penzance. Round 4. Category: The "End" 1: It means to make a change to something, especially to the Constitution. amend. 2: It's to grasp mentally; understand?. comprehend. 3: This Indiana city is home to the College Football Hall of Fame. South Bend. 4: It's a bonus paid by a company to its stockholders, often on a quarterly basis. dividend. 5: Take a suspect into custody. apprehend. Round 5. Category: Hit Tunes 1: "Where The Streets Have No Name","With Or Without You". U2. 2: "Angel","Building A Mystery". Sarah McLachlan. 3: This Bob Carlisle ballad about watching his daughter grow was a surprise hit in 1997. "Butterfly Kisses". 4: "How's It Going to Be","Semi-Charmed Life". Third Eye Blind. 5: On the sound track of "Nothing to Lose", it's when Coolio will "C U". When U Get There. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
On today's episode we first discuss our Buzzwords Metanoia and Chi Rho, and then discuss Pastor Schulz's cancellation from his teaching position at Concordia Wisconsin due to his calling out the dangers of Wokeism and Post-Modernism.
The bible isn't the only thing that changed in the 4th century and in this episode we look at the genesis of the cross as a symbol and explore a new way to reconnect with the Pre-Nicene Christians and learn the meaning behind the first Christian symbol, the Chi Rho. Links mentioned during the episode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi_Rho https://symbolsarchive.com/chi-rho-symbol-history-meaning/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egeria_(pilgrim) https://www.theveryfirstbible.org https://www.marcionitechurch.org Help support the show using Lightning. https://tipybit.com/fbn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/firstbiblenetwork/message
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Full Text of ReadingsFeast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Lectionary: 638All podcast readings are produced by the USCCB and are from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States _______________________________________The Saint of the day is Exaltation of the Holy Crossof the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Early in the fourth century, Saint Helena, mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine, went to Jerusalem in search of the holy places of Christ's life. She razed the second-century Temple of Aphrodite, which tradition held was built over the Savior's tomb, and her son built the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher on that spot. During the excavation, workers found three crosses. Legend has it that the one on which Jesus died was identified when its touch healed a dying woman. The cross immediately became an object of veneration. At a Good Friday celebration in Jerusalem toward the end of the fourth century, according to an eyewitness, the wood was taken out of its silver container and placed on a table together with the inscription Pilate ordered placed above Jesus' head: Then “all the people pass through one by one; all of them bow down, touching the cross and the inscription, first with their foreheads, then with their eyes; and, after kissing the cross, they move on.” To this day, the Eastern Churches, Catholic and Orthodox alike, celebrate the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on the September anniversary of the basilica's dedication. The feast entered the Western calendar in the seventh century after Emperor Heraclius recovered the cross from the Persians, who had carried it off in 614, 15 years earlier. According to the story, the emperor intended to carry the cross back into Jerusalem himself, but was unable to move forward until he took off his imperial garb and became a barefoot pilgrim. Reflection The cross is today the universal image of Christian belief. Countless generations of artists have turned it into a thing of beauty to be carried in procession or worn as jewelry. To the eyes of the first Christians, it had no beauty. It stood outside too many city walls, decorated only with decaying corpses, as a threat to anyone who defied Rome's authority—including Christians who refused sacrifice to Roman gods. Although believers spoke of the cross as the instrument of salvation, it seldom appeared in Christian art unless disguised as an anchor or the Chi-Rho until after Constantine's edict of toleration. Saint of the Day Copyright Franciscan Media
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There are some names and stories we as believers should know. Job 8:8-10 “For inquire, please, of bygone ages, and consider what the fathers have searched out. For we are but of yesterday and know nothing, for our days on earth are a shadow. Will, they not teach you and tell you and utter words out of their understanding? So be a little patient with me this morning …. there is an inspiration in this for you, as every life can teach and inspire, so bear with me.I want to take a few moments to tell you about Constantine the Great who was one of Rome's most powerful and successful emperors and the first to self-identify as a Christian. Constantine was the son of a Roman official and his Christian concubine. This placed him in line to succeed the throne of the Western Roman Empire. At age 31, he prepared to attack his chief rival with an army outnumbered 4-to-1. Before the battle, Constantine claimed to have seen a vision of Jesus, with a specific symbol, telling him, “By this sign, conquer.” Constantine ordered his troops to mark their shields with this symbol, the Chi-Rho, then a symbol commonly representing Christianity. The Chi-Rho combines the first two letters in the Greek word for “Christ” and resembles a capital P with an X drawn through the spine. Constantine's forces routed the enemy, and he became emperor. The Chi-Rho symbol would be part of Constantine's personal signature for the rest of his life.During Constantine's reign, controversy arose over the teachings of Arius, who denied the full divinity of Jesus. Constantine called a meeting of Christian bishops, the Council of Nicea, to settle the dispute. The calling in of the religious council by a political figure was the first act of separation of church and state. What we don't grasp is the separation of church and state is not to keep the church out of state business but to keep the state out of church business.Contrary to popular myth, this meeting did not discuss the canon of the Bible, nor was Constantine influential in the council's decisions. Emperors saw themselves as responsible for promoting “correct” forms of worship. Constantine's Christian faith has frequently been critiqued and outright questioned. Even though he made great strides in securing political and social rights for Christians and initiating general humanitarian reforms. He poured time and money into building churches and publicly supporting Christianity. Toward the end of his reign, Constantine vocally professed faith in Christ and credited his success to God. He was baptized shortly before his death, according to the common practice of his time.However, some of Constantine's actions resulted in some negatives because of Constantine's blending of pagan, building-and-priest-centered worship with Christianity he also contributed to the rise of Roman Catholicism.Constantine's legacy is complex and not wholly understood, but he stands as one of the dominant figures in Christian history. Without a doubt, his influence helped transform Christianity from a persecuted minority into the most widespread faith in history.I wanted to share the story of Constantine because many times... we withhold our giftings, our efforts, our ideas, regarding the building of the Kingdom of God, regarding reaching out to the lost for fear of what others may say or sometimes just out of sheer fear of failure.Constantine not a perfect man by any means but what he set his mind on doing for the spreading of the Gospel was impactful....
In this episode, we investigate where the X in Christmas really came from and what it represented. This episode is sponsored by WYSK Spark Radio, https://live365.com/station/Spark-Radio-a82219. To keep this podcast going please feel free to donate at https://paypal.me/yopistudio?locale.x=en_US If you would like to read more on this topic or any other previous topics, you can do so by checking out our blog at https://yopistudio.blogspot.com/ Feel free to see what we are up to by following us at: https://twitter.com/Dauricee https://www.facebook.com/yopistudio/ https://www.facebook.com/LouisianaEntertainmentAssociation/ To listen to the podcast, watch creative videos and skits go to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvn6tns6wKUwz9xZw11_vAQ/videos Interested in projects Daurice has worked on in the movie industry you can check it out at www.IMDb.com under Daurice Cummings. For comments or questions, you can reach us at yopi@post.com To read more about today’s topic check out the references below. References: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/people/reference/constantine/ https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory/chapter/constantine/ https://www.biography.com/political-figure/constantine-i https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great https://www.businessballs.com/glossaries-and-terminology/greek-alphabet/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi_Rho
The craziest episode yet! At the end of the Chi Rho virtual party, Chad and Trevor along with the survivors embark on deciding what is the number 1 snack cake. It's wild, loud, and a little mind numbing. Enjoy. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Welcome to our BOCA/BOHSA 2020 special! In this episode we sit down with Chi Rho from Wake Forest University to talk about their BOCA 2020 selection, Bone + Tissue, originally performed by Gallant. Learn more about the group here: https://www.facebook.com/wfuchirho.
In this episode, Chi Rho Scope host the Rev'd Randall Graf takes a Christo-centric lens to some GOOD NEWS stories that you probably haven't heard about in the mainstream media news.
It was the evening of October 27, 312 A.D. Constantine was going into battle the next day against Maxentius. It is called The Battle of the Milvian Bridge, which was an important route over the Tiber, the third-longest river in Italy. The battle would determine whether Constantine or Maxentius would be the Emperor.
Continuing to apply a Christo-centric lens to the news of the world and the issues of the day, in this episode of Chi Rho Scope, host Rev'd Randall Graf discusses the continued shaping of the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign, the border and welcoming strangers, Area 51 and space aliens, and sex in social media.
So much stuff in the news these days and Chi Rho Scope host Rev'd Graf applies the lens to much of it, including... Independence Day, Iran, Word Cup Soccer, Gender Wage Gap, and more. Plus Rev'd Graf's blueprint for how the Democrats can take back the White House in 2020. Will they listen?
This past weekend Bob spent some time with family and friends in Venice, Florida as they celebrated the life of Bob's son-in-law who passed away after a battle with cancer. From all in Bob's family, we thank you for your prayers and condolences. This weekend Bob welcomes to the Show the Rev. Randall Graf, the pastor of Good Sheppard Church in Metairie, LA. Randall is the host of a new radio podcast entitled "Chi Rho Scope." This Podcast attempts to offer a Christo-centric lens by which to examine the news of the world and the issues of the day. This excellent podcast is available on "Ancient Word Radio," a ministry project that Bob founded. You will probably being hearing Randall in the near future as a guest host as well. On this program Bob and Randall even discuss the future direction of "Your Weekend Show." Exciting things are happening. About your host: Bob has been in and around the radio industry since 1971. Starting out as a Top-40 Disc Jockey, he spent the next 9 years on the air, but gradually set his sights on the engineering side of the industry. By 1980, he was the chief engineer of the most powerful FM radio station in the City of Atlanta, GA. Within a few years he took the position of field service technician, plus new product development for a large manufacturer of Radio Transmitters. Eventually, by the late 1980’s he ended up working for the broadcast ministry of Toccoa Falls College, in Toccoa Falls, Georgia, USA. For the next decade, he worked to improve that radio facility, plus developed a satellite network feeding programming to many radio stations around the United States. The college also acquired a number of radio stations throughout the United States. Over the years he has built numerous radio stations and transmission facilities. Even though he worked mostly in engineering, he still kept time to be on the air. Bob said that “Being on the air, especially for a place like Toccoa Falls College, is more than providing entertainment; you have the opportunity to change lives.” In the early 1990’s, Bob felt a powerful calling on his life, one he had known since childhood. While still working for Toccoa Falls, he started his studies for the ordained ministry. He was ordained in January 1996 to the ministry. By 1998, Bob left Georgia for Sarasota, Florida. There he took over as the pastor of a struggling mission church, but also worked part time in radio, both on-air and in engineering. Bob was the host on a local morning show, plus maintained several transmitter facilities for a radio station group in that market. “YOUR WEEKEND SHOW” is the culmination of a dream Bob had in the mid 1980’s when he first realized the world-wide impact of International Shortwave radio. Over the years he has wanted to launch such a program, but the timing was not just right. As the nature of Shortwave has changed in recent decades, a Magazine type show, such as “YOUR WEEKEND SHOW,” fills a definite programming void now, more than ever. You can contact Bob at bob@yourweekendshow.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/your-weekend-show/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/your-weekend-show/support
In this episode, Rev'd Graf welcomes Dr. Jennifer Miller to the Shepherd's Voice Studios and invites her to apply the Christo-centric lens to understanding the issues of today that surround gender and sex. You can learn more about Dr. Miller by visiting her online at https://www.redeeminggender.com.
In this episode, Rev'd Graf (aka, Padre) seems a little bit grumpy, but the ChiRhoScopic lens must be applied! Issues explored include D-Day, euthanasia, and censorship on campuses. www.ChiRhoScope.com
On this episode of Chi Rho Scope, host Reverend Graf goes about examining why we shouldn't look to politicians and government leaders for our morality;... why Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Clarence Thomas are feuding; (Hint: It's about abortion);... And picking on... err... I mean, exploring what's going on with Christianity in current-day America. www.ChiRhoScope.com
In the fourth and final segment of the first episode of Chi Rho Scope, Reverend Graf examines some of the sadly humorous, yet true, approaches passing as stress management on college campuses across the country today.
In this segment, Chi Rho Scope host, The Reverend Randall Graf examines some recent data from Barna Research regarding pornography and Christianity.
Reviewing and recapping Rev'd Graf's discussion of ways that Christians SHOULD use social media and perhaps how we shouldn't.
Since launching the podcast, we've been very happy with its initial reception. Today, our host, The Rev'd Randall Graf, takes a moment to recap the meaning behind the name and the content on Chi Rho Scope.
Two Brain Marketing Episode 9: Kevin Rundlett of CrossFit Chi-Rho Today we are joined by Kevin Rundlett of CrossFit Chi Rho in Jackson Mississippi. In addition to running his CrossFit gym, Kevin works full time as a lawyer and is even the city prosecutor! Growing up lifting weights and training since he was 15, Kevin fell in love with CrossFit and after learning that the gym they attended was being sold, they jumped right in to keep it going. In August of 2017, Kevin and his wife purchased the gym and have been running it ever since! Join us as we learn how Kevin manages his gym, law practice and how Two-Brain has helped with both! Don’t Forget about the 2019 Two Brain Summit, June 8-9 in Chicago! This year we have some amazing topics and guests for both yourself and your coaches. Click here to register and sign up now! Contact:https://www.crossfitchi-rho.com/ Timeline:2:20 – Introduction to Kevin 6:14 – Advice for others who are considered purchasing their gym12:30 – What it takes to break even and profit as a gym owner13:30 – Staffing a gym that was recently purchased 15:03 – The importance of finding a good general manager18:27 – The key to success when first starting a new gym21:16 – How to contact Kevin
The Rev'd Randall Graf hosts Chi Rho Scope and applies a Christo-centric lens to the news of the world and the issues of the day. In this episode, topics include social media and Christians; pornography in America and the Church; and college campus craziness.
Part of our Chi Rho mini series. John 8:48-59 - Pastor Tom Workman Recorded during our Sunday morning service. For more information including service times please visit riverviewchurch.uk
Unfortunately the first few minutes of this message are missing - we apologise for the inconvenience. Part of our Chi Rho mini series. John 8:48-59 - Pastor Tom Workman Recorded during our Sunday morning service. For more information including service times please visit riverviewchurch.uk
Part of our Chi Rho mini series. John 1:1-5 - Pastor Tom Workman Recorded during our Sunday morning service. For more information including service times please visit riverviewchurch.uk
A children's conversation by Pastor Jeff Lilley -------------------------------------------------------- All the candles on the Advent Wreath are lit, so we know Christmas is coming soon. Over here with have a Christmas tree with Chrismon ornaments--symbols of Christ. There is a butterfly for the resurrection, a candle to symbolize the list of Chris, and the Chi-Rho that forms the first letters of "Christ" in Greek. All together, the tree tells us the story of Jesus.
On today’s episode of Table Talk Radio we first answer listener emails by playing Church Sign Theology and discussing the Liturgy and Praise Songs, Temptation and Concupiscence! Then, you guessed it, we play Praise Song Cruncher and look at This Dust by Kip Fox. Will it pass the Cruncher? Listen and find out!
How I Came to Credo Baptist Convictions Hi, I'm Andy Davis. I'm Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church. I was wondering, with a number of you, if I would remember how to preach, I hope so. Someone likened it to roller skating, which made me a little nervous. I grew up ice skating and I had a mishap the first time I roller skated a few years ago. But yeah, about two months ago, I don't remember the exact number of weeks, I was preaching along in 1 Corinthians 1:1-17 and just making my way through that text and this little thing, this clock was... I thought it was lying to me, but it wasn't, it was like quarter of, and I was about two-thirds of the way through that sermon and I knew I wasn't going to be preaching for about two months, so I said, "Alright, what shall I do?" But I didn't worry about it because I had two months to figure it out. What I feel led to do is to go right back into that text and to try to pick up on Paul's argument. He is dealing with the factions and divisions in the Corinthian church, but he zeroes in on water baptism. And I want to talk, having laid the groundwork, the context of his comments on water baptism, to talk about the significance of water baptism, the limitations of water baptism and just give you an understanding of that ordinance. So that's what we're going to do this morning. Now, I myself was baptized in the Ipswich River in Massachusetts in the early summer of 1984 by Mark Dever. He was pastor of a church that we were planting up there. And I'm telling you right now, in the early summer, Ipswich River flows with water that has recently been snow and ice. So it was a vigorous experience that I had. I mean, it was a spiritual experience. And I have the photo on my phone, I was actually going to bring it, I was going to project that photo on the screen while I preached, but I thought better of it at multiple levels. First of all, I'm just not big on projecting images while I preach. But when I looked again at the photo, it had been a number of years since I've seen it, I was like, "Okay, yeah, we're not putting that up on the screen." First of all, my hair was a lot longer and thicker. It's always tended toward bushiness. Mark Dever was wearing a... If you could call it a graphic tee, you have to understand in 1984 the science of graphic tees hadn't developed much. So Mark was wearing a shirt, a blue shirt that said in very small letters, "Mark." Okay. And I was wearing tennis shorts that were popular back then and if you know anything about what the tennis players wore back then you can picture it. So I'm not showing that picture to you. But what happened was, I'd been a Christian for a very short time, less than two years at that point, and I was led to faith in Christ while a student at MIT by a parachurch group, Campus Crusade for Christ, and I was immediately discipled by a very skillful man, a godly man named Tim Schuman. And he poured into me lots and lots of helpful things in the Christian life, Bible study, evangelism, concern for missions, so many things. But many parachurch groups do not really focus on local church involvement, it's not really a strength. And so, water baptism just really never came up. Until a year into my discipleship with Tim, we started doing evangelism in the college campuses there in the Boston area, MIT, Harvard, BU, Northeastern, and we kept running into a cult there called the Boston Church of Christ. Now, the Boston Church of Christ is a cult, they have a branch here in the Triangle region called the Triangle Church of Christ. As a denomination, all churches of Christ are kind of a schismatic group broken off from the baptistic movement that goes beyond to something known as baptismal regeneration. And baptismal regeneration is the teaching that if you are not water baptized you cannot be saved, or more specifically, it's at the moment of water baptism that you are regenerate, that you are born again, that your sins are forgiven, which I think is not true. But I hadn't really developed many convictions and so as we're trying to refute these Church of Christ disciplers and evangelists on these campuses, Tim Schuman and I were going through the Scriptures and we were walking through the New Testament on water baptism, and I came to some very strong baptistic convictions. I came to believe that water baptism should be administered to people who can give a credible profession of being disciples of Jesus Christ, that they've come to faith in Christ, that's a basic baptistic conviction, but that water baptism was not required for heaven. And there were some verses that we studied and this one today, in which Paul says that, "Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel," was actually a key to my understanding. And so also some other verses that we're going to talk about today. But in the course of that study, I came to realize that I, having been born and raised as a Roman Catholic, I was baptized as an infant by another church that also teaches baptismal regeneration. Namely, the Roman Catholics. I didn't realize that this was true until as a believer many years into my Christian walk, I think it was already at seminary, I went to the infant baptism of a Roman Catholic family, I was invited to come, and the priest was there and was baptizing the infant and was declaring that at that moment the infant was now born again. And I said, "Wait, what?" I wanted to raise my hand and say, "Excuse me, can I ask a question?" I wanted to do all kinds of things, but it was not the time. But I came to realize years before that, that I had never been baptized really. Whatever it is that my parents did for me, I could not, in good conscience, call it baptism. And so, I needed to be water baptized as a believer. Now, I wasn't connected at that point with a church, but Mark and some others, including me, were starting a Southern Baptist church there, near Gordon-Conwell. So I started talking to Mark about water baptism, and I was baptized in the Ipswich River. Return to 1 Corinthians 1. Now, as we return this morning to 1 Corinthians 1, I want to talk about the issue at hand, what Paul's dealing with here, which is factions and divisions in the Corinthian church. But then I want to go off and talk some about the theology of water baptism. So that's what the sermon is going to be today. Now, in the first number of verses in 1 Corinthians 1, the Apostle Paul greets the church that he helped plant by preaching the Word, and he gives thanks for them, he wishes grace and peace to them, as he always does in his apostolic reading, gives thanks for the sovereign grace of God at work in their lives. He gives them a sense of confidence, that grip of grace by which Christ has seized hold of them, that he will continue and protect them until they are finally saved and in heaven. And so he's confident and he thanks God, he thanks God for their spiritual gifts and speaking and knowledge, but then he rolls up his sleeves, and he begins to address the many problems that we're going to be following in this epistle in 1 Corinthians, and the first is factions and divisions. Now, these divisions were a huge issue in the life of this Corinthian church, this local church. And indeed, it is a huge issue for churches all over the world: Factions, divisions, disputes, dissensions, arguments, conflicts. This is common in local churches around the world and it's grievous to have to say so, and it's a huge issue. Sinners divide from each other, sinners argue with each other, sinners do not get along with each other, sinners are prideful with each other, sinners force their own way with each other and push their own agenda with each other, and churches are made up of sinners. And so this is going on all the time. Now, in Corinth it's articulated in this way, Paul hears that there are factions and divisions. What I mean is this: One of you says, "I follow Paul." Another says, "I follow Apollos," and another says, "I follow Cephas," and another says, "I follow Christ." And you can imagine how the arguments would go. "I follow Paul, he planted this church to begin with." "Oh, yeah? Well, I follow Apollos, he's far more articulate and a better speaker than Paul." "Well, I follow Cephas, Peter, he's the apostle back in Jerusalem, he's the key apostle, he was an apostle before Paul was." "Oh, yeah? Well, I follow Christ better than all of you." Factions and divisions. And these divisions were a work of Satan in their midst. Now, the Greek mythology back then, there were lots of stories of the Greeks' gods and goddesses. But there's this one story that all of the Greeks would have known, about how the war between Troy and Sparta started. Some of you are aware of this story. The gods and goddesses were together having a big heavenly party, in Elysium or wherever they were. And there was a goddess that wasn't invited, Eris, the goddess of discord. Gee, I wonder why she wasn't invited. Can you imagine that being your job description, to sow discord and division everywhere you go? Well, she was so put out with the gods and goddesses that she decided to get her revenge and she crafted a beautiful golden apple and inscribed on it, "For the fairest, for the most beautiful," and rolls it in amongst the goddesses. Well, they immediately started fighting. Here are the queen goddess, and Aphrodite, and Athena, and they're all fighting. And it led eventually to the war between Troy and Sparta. Now, that's all myth, but there is, I think, a god of discord and his name is Satan, and he loves to roll that golden apple of discord in amongst Christian people, he's been doing it for 20 centuries and, as Paul says, "We're not unaware of his schemes," we need to be willing to stand up and fight. So he's dealing with this issue of factions, "I follow Paul, I follow Apollos, I follow Cephas, I follow Christ." And he's going to return to this topic, he develops it here and then he's going to return to it and settle it in chapter 3 by really minimizing himself. “What after all is Paul? What is Apollos? Only servants through whom you came to believe as the Lord assigned to each one his task. I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who makes things grow.” We are nothing, that's what he's saying. So here he says it this way, I follow Apollos, he says, "Is Christ divided?" Look at verse 13, "Is Christ divided?" Are we really rent apart?" What he's going to end up saying is, "You get it all, all things are yours, you get Paul and Apollos and Cephas and best of all, you get Christ." And anything Paul brings to the table, it's really Christ blessing you through Paul and anything Apollos brings to the table, it's really Christ blessing you through Apollos, and anything that Peter brings to the table, it's really Christ blessing you through him. But we're just vehicles, we are nothing. Christ is everything. And so he says, "Is Christ divided?" And he says, "The focus should be on Christ. Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized in the name of Paul?" I wonder what Martin Luther would think about people being called Lutherans. I don't have to wonder at all. It would be appalling to him. Was Martin Luther crucified for you? That's what he's saying. Paul's saying, "I didn't die for your sins. I'm not the incarnate Son of God who was born of the Virgin Mary, and lived a sinless life and won a perfect righteousness that he's willing to give you as a free gift," this is the gospel. "And not only that, but willing to take all of your sins and rebellions on himself and die in your place at the cross. I didn't do any of that. I just told you about him. Were you baptized in the name of Paul? You were baptized in the Christ's name not into mine." I. Paul Puts Himself and Water Baptism in its Place So then he somewhat, it seems, puts water baptism in its place. And this is really interesting. Look at verse 14-37, "I'm thankful that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius so that none of you can say you were baptized into my name." "Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I don't remember if I baptized anyone else. For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel." These are amazing statements. He says he's thankful he didn't baptize hardly any of them, Crispus and Gaius. Oh, yeah, also the household of Stephanas. It's a very interesting moment in inerrancy for you. Anyway, any of you that are into this, go ahead and work at that, but at any rate... Oh, yeah, also, but... And he's not saying they all weren't water baptized, they were, but he just delegated that task to others, it wasn't important who did the baptism. That's what he's saying. What matters is what it signified. He somewhat dismisses, "We're just servants." And then he makes his final statement in verse 17, "Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power." Now, he's going to develop that over the next number of verses. We're not getting into that today, but how reliance on human wisdom and human heroes and human leaders would empty the cross of its power. We are nothing. Christ crucified and resurrected is everything. Now, I will say that this statement, "Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel," is a killer statement for baptismal regeneration. It should end it. Because if water baptism is required to go to heaven, then this statement is actually incredibly confusing. They would say water baptism to some degree is the gospel or an essential part of the gospel. Paul would say, "I disagree." So the bottom line alone is, Christ alone is the Savior and human messengers are merely servants. II. The Origin of Water Baptism Now, what I want to do is talk about water baptism, the significance of it, so I can try to just explain what it means biblically. Water baptism, immersion in water, the spiritual significance, was unknown in the Old Testament. It's not Old Testament ordinance that was brought over. It came up, it seems, during the intertestamental period when the Jews had been expelled out of the promised land because of their sins, northern kingdom under the Assyrians, the southern kingdom of Judah under the Babylonians, they were scattered, the dispersion, and everywhere they went, they continued to believe in the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and Gentiles were converted to Judaism. And when they were, the men would be circumcised to become Jews, but they added another ritual, the ritual of washings, it seems, to say, "You Gentile dogs are dirty morally and you need to be washed with water so that you can become clean." And so, the Gentile converts would be washed. Suddenly, there came into Jewish history a man, unlike anyone who had ever been except one, Elijah, and this man was John the Baptist, and he was out in the desert, and he was proclaiming a whole new message. He was saying to the descendants of Abraham, to the Jewish people, "You need to be baptized too. You're as much on the outside as these Gentiles because of your sins." It says in Matthew 3:1-6, "In those days, John the Baptist came preaching in the desert of Judea, and saying, 'Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand,' and people went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River." Now, we need to stop and talk about the word itself, baptism. The word, the Greek word, baptidzo, from which we just bring the letters over and get baptized or baptist, means to plunge or immerse or sink or dip. Those are the ways that it's used. In the Greek translation of the Old Testament called the Septuagint, whenever the word baptidzo or baptisms, that kind of thing comes in, there's always a dipping or a plunging into a container of a liquid. So the priest would baptize, would dip his fingers into blood and then sprinkle the people. Two different actions, or a ship would sink or Naaman would wash himself in the Jordan River multiple times to be cleansed of his leprosy. Same word. Or you remember Jonathan dipped his staff into the end, into some honey and lifted it and tasted it, he dipped it in. So, it's a plunging action, it never means sprinkle or pour. There's always an immersion. So John the Baptist was immersing Jews in the Jordan River for their sins, as they were confessing their sins. Now, in the course of time, John's primary ministry, I'll never forget, John MacArthur said, "John the Baptist came to do three things: To prepare the way, proclaim the way, and get out of the way." I never forgot that. I think that's really, really good. So he was there proclaiming and doing all, preparing and then when Jesus came, he proclaimed, "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world." But in the Matthew account, he's there in the midst of the baptism, water baptism and then Jesus comes and he's there. From John's gospel we learned, "I wouldn't have known him except the Holy Spirit descended and remained, and I knew who he was." And this is what John the Baptist said to Jesus, he said, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?" Now before Jesus came, John set the stage for Jesus, and he said, "After me will come one more powerful than I am, whose sandals I am not worthy to untie." Why do you say that, John? Why is he so much greater than you? He has, actually, a number of answers to that, but he zeroes in on the baptism. "I know he's greater because his baptism's greater than mine." "I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come one more powerful than I, whose sandals I'm not fit to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering up the wheat into his barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire." Wow, that's how John preached. Powerful. The Baptism of the Holy Spirit - Or the Baptism of Fire Now, the key with this is... Again, the word baptize means immerse. He will plunge you in the Holy Spirit and fire. How do you understand that? Well, the key is the fire, he's very clear about the fire. He's going to be clearing his threshing floor of wheat and chaff. Chaff always represents the wicked and the chaff, or drawn away, in Psalm 1. They are the wicked, they're like chaff that's blown away. And so the chaff represents the wicked, and Jesus is going to come and he's going to clear his threshing floor. Everybody is going to get dealt with. You're either wheat or chaff, you're either righteous or wicked. And he's going to gather the wheat into the barn. But he's going to, listen to this, "Burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire," as John preached in Matthew 3:12. Now, whenever you hear "unquenchable fire," you must think about Hell, which we learn in Revelation 20, is likened to a lake of fire. So he's going to plunge the wicked into a lake of fire. He's far greater, John is saying. That's the kind of power he has. But he will also immerse you in the Holy Spirit. So, I really sense he was speaking to a mixed group, a mixed assembly, some of them were his bitter enemies, talking about John the Baptist, and some were very repentant sinners. He's talking to a mixed group. I think we can change the "and" to "or. " Jesus will either immerse you in the Holy Spirit or he will immerse you in fire, that's how great he is. And he's going to clear his threshing floor. Jesus will baptize everyone in one or the other. And clearly not both, because I believe that he immerses you in the Holy Spirit leading to eternal life, or actually you could say that is the essence of our experience of eternal life here on Earth. Or he will immerse you in eternal death, condemnation. And so Jesus came at the right time, and John tries to stop him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you and do you come to me?" But Jesus said, "Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness." John consented. And Jesus was baptized by John, and as he came up out of the water, Heaven was opened and the Spirit descended like a dove on Jesus and remained on him, and a voice came from Heaven, "This is my Son whom I love, with him I am well pleased." Now, Jesus was baptized not because he had any sin, but to show solidarity with John's ministry and methods, because a lot of that would be similar to what his disciples would do. They would preach repentance for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand and a need to repent from sins and then they would do water baptism, and so that's what happened, Jesus began doing his ministry there in Judea, and people were coming to him, and Jesus is making lots of disciples and was baptizing them. But then you find out this key statement in John 4:2, actually, it wasn't Jesus doing the baptism, but his disciples, Jesus didn't water baptize anyone. And I think the reason why was that would confuse the image. It's the same reason Jesus didn't take a wife, it wouldn't have been ungodly, it would just confuse the image, because the bride of Christ is the church. And so he didn't water baptize because the real baptism of Jesus is the Holy Spirit, but his disciples were baptized. III. The Command to Be Baptized... and to Baptize And then after he died on the cross for our sins, and won for us to salvation, freeing us from all of our sins. If you just believe the gospel message that I've already proclaimed to you this morning, if you just believe that God sent his son, he lived a sinless life, died on the cross for you, rose again from the dead. If you believe that, you have become his disciple, you're forgiven of all your sins. He sent his disciples worldwide with that message in the great commission. He said, "All authority in Heaven and Earth has been given to me, therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you, and surely, I am with you always to the end of the age." So therefore, everyone of Jesus' disciples, having been made a disciple by faith, should be water baptized, and water baptism is going to be a part of the spread of the gospel and the advance of the church worldwide. IV. Baptism with the Holy Spirit So, we need to understand then what it signifies. The water baptism signifies baptism of the Holy Spirit. After his resurrection, before his ascension to Heaven, Jesus had 40 days with his disciples to teach them many things. And in Acts 1:4-5, it says, "On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command. Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my father promised, which you have heard me speak about, for John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit." Well, that few days later was the day of Pentecost. In Acts 2, they were all assembled in one place and the day of Pentecost came, and "suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came and filled the whole house where they were sitting, and they saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each one of them, and all of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them." As the gospel spread more and more through the Book of Acts, more and more disciples trusted in Christ. People became disciples, they trusted in Christ, became disciples, and they would receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, just as Peter said they would. There's Pentecost sermon there, at the end of Acts 2, "When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, 'Brothers, what shall we do?' Peter replied, 'Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, for all whom the Lord our God will call.'" And they did. Those who accepted the message were baptized. You hear that? The believers in the message, in the gospel, those were the ones that were baptized, and about 3,000 were added to their number, that began the church. They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching, to the fellowship, to breaking of bread and prayer, that was the start of the church, and wherever the gospel went after that, water baptism went. Now, what does it signify? Water baptism was one of the two ordinances of the Christian church. The other one, we're going to celebrate at the end of the message, the Lord's Supper. So we have water baptism and the Lord's Supper. We Baptists call them ordinances, because they were ordained or established by Jesus. Water baptism is an outward and visible symbol of an internal, spiritual reality, and I'm telling you, that reality is baptism with the Holy Spirit. You've already been baptized with the Spirit, now you're showing to the outside world that reality, so everyone can see. And we have had some wonderful baptisms right behind me. I have often been moved to tears by the stories of people and what God has done to bring them to faith in Christ, and I've seen baptisms. I myself was baptized, as I mentioned, in a cold river. Ron said it looked like a swamp, I think is because there was a log coming up out of the river, it was not a swamp. I was not baptized in a swamp, Ron. I appreciate it, but it was a river, it was flowing, alright. But I've been involved in baptisms at oceans and ponds, lakes, but mostly here. And it's a sign, it's a symbol to the people watching, so they can see the physical symbol of something that's already happened. V. The Significance of Water Baptism We Baptists would not water baptize somebody that we don't believe has already been baptized in the Spirit, by faith in Christ. And so that linking, I think, is reasonable to make, 'cause later in the same book, 1 Corinthians 12:13, 1 Corinthians 12:13, Paul says, "For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body, whether Jews or Greek, slave or free, and we were all given the one Spirit to drink." In other words, the moment you came into the Body of Christ, you were baptized into the body by the Spirit. So to be baptized with the Spirit means to be immersed in Christ, think about that. I am immersed in Jesus, I want you to keep that image. I am plunged into Jesus, he is the Spirit of Christ, after all. So by the Spirit, we're immersed in all that Christ is, we're immersed in his cleansing blood, we are immersed in his wisdom, we are immersed in his love, we are immersed in his power. We are immersed in his plan, we are immersed in Christ. I love St. Patrick's prayer, as St. Patrick said, "Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ when I rise, Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me, Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me." It's an immersed life that we're talking about. Water baptism, also from Romans 6, represents union with Christ. There's not any difference between them, you must see, immersed in Christ, united with Christ, it's the same thing. But in Romans 6, Paul deals with the issue of sin in the Christian life, he says, "Don't you know that all of us who are baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death." You are immersed in Jesus' death. "We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life. If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection." So baptism signifies union, spiritual union with Jesus in his death and in his resurrection. Dead to sin, alive to God. That's what it symbolizes. So full immersion in water baptism does symbolize this union. As we lower the individual down in the water and the water covers them, and then we bring them up out of the water as a picture of resurrection. But I have come to believe that that's not the end of the baptism, that's not it. What are you raised up out of the water into? You are into an immersed life in the Holy Spirit, that's what walk in newness of life is all about. So the baptism doesn't actually stop when you're lifted up, it actually really begins at that point. And we are immersed in the Holy Spirit, immersed in Jesus for the rest of our lives, that's what we're talking about. VI. Proper Subjects and Mode of Baptism So what are the proper subjects and mode of baptism? Therefore, as I've said, baptism should be administered only to believers, to people who can give a creditable testimony, profession of faith in Christ, not to infants. There is not a single command that Christian parents should baptize their infants, there is not a single clear example of Christian parents baptizing their infants. There are actually no thematic precepts, if you understand the relationship with the covenants properly, by which you can make that argument. So therefore, we repudiate infant baptism, as I did by being water baptized in the Ipswich River. Now, keep in mind, Jewish fathers were clearly commanded to circumcise their sons in the Old Testament. There's chapter and verse on that, but there's no such commands for Christian parents concerning infant baptism. So we will baptize a person if this has happened. Romans 10, 9-10, "If you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved, for it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved." Alright, now, I just want to see if you guys are paying attention. Okay. Alright, what is the proper mode of baptism? Immersion or sprinkling? Immersion. Please tell me you've been listening. What does the Greek word mean? It means to immerse. I actually saw a very intelligent Presbyterian teacher, brilliant guy, argue that the best mode of immersion, he said baptism, but the best mode is sprinkling. It'd be like saying the best mode of immersion is sprinkling. They are two different actions, so we immerse, we immerse. VII. The Limitation of Water Baptism Now, let's limit water baptism, let's limit it. Water baptism doesn't save anyone automatically. There's nothing about water baptism that saves the soul. Neither is water baptism required for salvation. First, we've got this statement here, "Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel." We also have the thief on the cross, who was not water baptized, and yet Jesus said, "Today, you'll be with me in paradise." So water baptism isn't required; neither can we say it's the moment of justification, etcetera. And therefore, much of the so-called spread of the gospel in Europe, let's say, throughout Christendom, for about, I don't know, 15 centuries, in which there was forced mass baptisms. Have you ever heard of these things? Like some prince or king would think Jesus was the way to go, like... Well, I'm going to say specific names, Constantine, I hope he was genuinely converted, but he painted the Chi-Rho on the shields of his Roman soldiers, and that kind of pattern was regularly followed. Like in 988, Prince Vladimir, of the pagan Rus people, from which we get the word Russian or Russia, studied religions, decided his own paganism was wanting, and turned to what we would know as Greek Orthodoxy as the best religion he could find, better than the Muslims, better than paganism, so he became effectively an orthodox. And he decreed that all of his people should assemble at the river tomorrow or face the displeasure of the prince. So if you are one of his subjects, what are you going to do? I'd be at the river. And then, you're all like, "What do we do?" "Go in, go in the river, yes, go in." So we're in the river, alright. And then a priest came and said some words and then that was it. And in the account I read, which is a contemporary account, everyone was celebrating this huge influx of Christians and that Satan had been defeated. These folks didn't know anything about the gospel, they'd not been proclaimed to, nothing, they're not converted, they're still pagans. But then that was a Christian country, that went on in countries all over Europe. This we repudiate, we Baptists would never want governmental force on anybody pressing them toward becoming Christians, that's just anathema. We don't want those kind of human coercions and pressures, we want you to hear and be pressed from the inside to follow Christ and baptism and to obey. True baptism is something done by the Spirit, where as it says in the words of Ezekiel, he reaches down and takes out the heart of stone and puts in the heart of flesh. By the power of the Spirit, he transforms you, and by his spirit, he moves you to obey God's commands and his decrees and ordinances. That's the transformation that we're talking about. VIII. Applications Alright, applications. Well, more than anything, the proclamation of the gospel is central. It is essential to each one of you to believe in Christ, to trust in him for the forgiveness of your sins. That's the key thing. The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God. And so that power is here now, by the proclamation of the gospel. Will you trust in him? Have you trusted in Christ as your Lord and Savior? That's the key thing for the forgiveness of your sins. That's why Paul says in the next chapter, "I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified." So if you confess your sins to God, if you believe in your heart that Christ is the Son of God, died on the cross in your place, rose from the dead, then you are forgiven of your sins. Now, the next question I want to ask is, have you testified to that by water baptism? It's one thing for me to stand here and say, "You don't have to be water baptized in order to be saved," but it's a whole different thing to refuse to be water baptized. Now, that's different. The thief on the cross had no opportunity, but I think if he had lived after that, and he had understood, he would have been water baptized. So you can't refuse. I'm just asking, I went a long time, I went a couple of years as a born again believer, who had not been water baptized. That might be the case for some of you. For me, I, as a church, I want to see lots of water baptisms. I want to see water baptisms of many types, those that are raised in good Christian homes, where their parents saturate their kids with the gospel from infancy, and at the right time, they come to faith in Christ and then testify it by water baptism, I love that. I also want to see others, and I've mentioned this, of a different category. I was lost, I met so-and-so, or a group of so-and-sos from your church, I don't mean it that way, but anyway, I met people from your church, they shared the gospel with me and now I'm here today testifying to faith in Christ. Don't you want to see a lot of those? We have to go out and win them. We have to go out and win those baptisms, those people. Now, we're not doing it so we can count the baptisms and send them into the state convention. That's not important. What matters is, each of those represent new lives in Christ. I want to see that. And if you have been baptized, I'm going to say a few things to you, "Don't trust in your water baptism." Don't say, "Well, at least I was baptized." If you're not living a holy life, you should seriously question whether you're born again. You need to know, Romans 6, "If you're baptized spiritually, you are baptized into his death." You should be living out that crucified life. You should count yourself dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus, and live a holy life. That's the life that he wants. And just final word here, I want you to think of yourself as a baptized believer, as continually immersed in the Holy Spirit, in Christ. Christ inside you, Christ around you, in front of you, behind you, under you, over you, every moment immersed in Christ. When we were missionaries my wife and I, in Japan, we were in Tokushima, and it's a center of indigo dyeing, had been from the 10th century. Indigo is the color of blue jeans. And they would take white cloth, and they would immerse it, baptize it, they didn't call it baptism, but they would immerse it in a vat of purple dye. And the thing is, the longer they left it in there, the darker the color would become. The more the dye would influence the cloth, put it that way. You know, if any of you ever do Easter egg dyeing, have any of you done that? So you have a color, like let's say blue, and you put an egg in there, if you leave it in there for 10 seconds, and take it out, barely anything. It's like a pastel kind of light robin's egg blue. But if you put it in there and do what I did one time, which is forget about it, and then come back. If it's still an egg at all, you lift it up and it's a deep midnight blue. So I want to just set those analogies, those are just analogies, but I want you to be immersed in Christ. So the way He thinks is the way you think. We have the mind of Christ. And the way he lived, is the way that you will live. That is the baptized life. That's what I want to come in. And if so, you will see it in actual works of holiness, where you're putting sin to death by the Spirit. And works of evangelism were filled with the Spirit like Peter was. You can say, "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under Heaven, given to men, by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12. That came from being filled with the Spirit. So we're going to be bold in evangelism, and holy in our private lives, as we're immersed, baptized by the Spirit. I'm going to pray now, and then we're going to go to the ordinance of the Lord Supper. And I'm going to pray that this experience will be an immersed experience. Do you know what I'm saying? That we are going to sense the presence of God, through the Holy Spirit in this ordinance. So, let's pray. Father, thank you for the Word of God, thank you for its truth, its power and its reality in our lives. And now, as we turn our attention to the Lord's Supper, Father, I pray that you would send forth the Holy Spirit of God, I pray that we would have a sense of being immersed in Christ in his death and his resurrection. That we would be immersed in the idea that some day we'll sit at table in Heaven with Jesus and with the redeemed. I pray that we'd be immersed in the fact that our sins have been forgiven, and that we're feasting on Christ and he is giving us nourishment. O God, send your Spirit that it would not be an empty ritual, but a powerful experience. I pray in Jesus' name, amen.
Review and analysis of Chamber of Secrets and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Review and analysis of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
Die Schlacht an der Milvischen Brücke veränderte die Geschichte. Verbunden damit ist das Christogramm, das Konstantin zum Symbol seiner neuen Religionspolitik machte. Dieser Podcast zeigt die erste Verwendung des Chi-Rho auf einer Münze.
The Battle of the Milvian Bridge changed our world. The christogram is wedded to this event. Constantine made it the symbol of his victory. This podcast is dedicated to the first use of the Chi-Rho on a coin.
In today's recording, I review/analyze the movies "The Case for Christ" and "I Can Only Imagine". The podcast opens with a recording from Higher Things, the hymn is "Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands." The podcast concludes with "I Can Only Imagine" by Mercy Me.
In today's recording, I review/analyze the movie "The Shack". In the course of the recording, I discuss the Theology of the Cross, the Trinity, and what does the word "Christian" mean.
In this episode, I talk about my experience at Planet Comicon in Kansas City. I react to the success of the Black Panther, and address some important issues such as diversity in film and the tragedy in Florida last week.
Wonder Woman for the Oscars? Is there a villain problem in comic book movies?
Review and analysis of the new Wonder Woman movie and the entire Dark Knight Trilogy.
Review of the film Logan
A snapshot of the speakers, fun, and kids of the Chi Rho Midwinter Retreat held Feb 24-25th at Tall Oaks. Please see TallOaks.org for more camping opportunities! Music by Derek Webb, "And The Glory Forever" from Feedback, used by permission.
In this podcast I review/analyse the movies of Star Trek (2009), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and Return of the Jedi
In this podcast I rank the greatest fandoms in pop culture, setting up a later podcast where I review/analyze a single film from the top 3 fandoms.
A review of the 2016 year... Remember some of the celebrities who have died in the year. Top News Stories NFL Review WWE Review of 2016
Well, here we are! Our Advent journey has transitioned to the Christmas season. Tomorrow, we celebrate the birth of Jesus, our Savior, the Messiah. Today’s Jesse Tree symbol is the "Chi Rho" which is an ancient symbol combining the first two Greek letters of the word "Christ," which means "anointed one." Christmas itself combines many wonderful aspects of God’s Love: peace, joy, giving, as well as the birthday of His Son. The Liturgical year begins at Advent, and birthdays are a new beginning and great reminder of God’s love for us and our life-long journey with Christ. To celebrate the birth of our Savior, we hope you'll consider joining us at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis for Midnight Mass tonight, or one of three Masses on Christmas Day. In my family, we have an additional reason to celebrate and commemorate Christmas. Some years ago, when I was almost 4 years of age, my sister was born on Christmas Eve. I vividly remember different points from that Christmas-talking with my Mom over the phone to tell her what I received in my stocking to holding my sister in a stocking in the hospital waiting room. I have no doubt Santa and my relatives showered me with a multitude of tangible gifts that year, but the only points which stand out in my memory today are those surrounding my family and the loving gift of a sibling. As we celebrate Christmas and rejoice in God’s gift of a Savior to us, may we be like the shepherds who upon Jesus’ birth shared the good news of his birth with others. May the Christmas season and birthdays throughout the year serve as a continuous reminder of a beginning and God’s love for us; and may this season of joy carry with you through the New Year. Merry Christmas! Musical credit: "O Holy Night" · Christine Westhoff · Timothy Allen Hark ℗ 2014 Christine Westhoff
In this podcast I work through the accounts of Jesus' conception and birth as recorded in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. The recording is accompanied by several Christmas hymn recordings.
This week we look at the sort of Christmas, Christmas movies: Lion Witch and the Wardrobe & Silver Linings Playbook.
In this episode I review and analyze 3 John Hughes movies..."Planes, Trains and Automobiles", "Home Alone", and "Home Alone 2".
Using the Hunger Games films, recent episodes of Walking Dead, and the film Captain America: Civil War, I give my reaction to the 2016 election. Opening music is the Walking Dead theme, season 1; Captain America: Civil War theme; & The Hunger Games whistle The closing music is "Praise the Almighty" LSB 797, recorded at the Te Deum Higher Things Conference in Michigan
In this podcast I look at Tom Hanks' career prior to 1999, with a closer look at Forrest Gump.
In this podcast I address the violence of the season premiere, do a character perspective for one who Negan killed, and tie the death into the theology of original sin.
An Examination of the films of Tim Burton
In this episode I review and analyze all three Ghostbusters movies.
Explore the background of the 4th Century in which there was chaos. The Great Persecution happened under Diocletian (284-305 AD) around 297-301 AD. Explore the Tetrarchy with the Eastern Empire ruled by Diocletian and Galerius, and the Western Empire ruled by Maximian Augustus and Constantius. Galerius provoked Diocletian into persecuting the Christians. Diocletian retired in 304 AD and insisted that Maximian retire as well. Galerius took over for Diocletian and Constantius took over for Maximian. Galerius continued the persecution. Constantius did not think Christians should be persecuted so did not pursue Christians. Eventually Galerius concedes defeat since the public was not unifying but actually dividing. Galerius issued the Edict of Toleration. Consider Eusebius’ response. Christianity became a religio licita (a legal religion) once again. Constantine was in Britain when his father died and he claimed to be the rightful successor to the throne. Maxentius also claimed the throne. There was a political and physical battle going on but also a spiritual battle. Constantine had a conversion experience in which the Labarum symbol (Chi-Rho) appeared and so it was used on the shields of his men during the battle at Milvian Bridge where he defeated Maxentius. Constantine was theologically confused from the start. Consider Henry Chadwick’s description of Constantine. Constantine never left this syncretic faith. The Arch of Constantine marks the spot of the Battle of Milvian Bridge. Constantine took control of the Western Empire, formed an alliance with Licinius, and agreed to no more persecution of Christians through the Edict of Milan. Was all well and everyone living in peace? Not exactly. Distant rulers such as Maximinus Daia who ruled the furthest eastern part of the Empire carried on the persecution but was eventually overthrown by Licinius. Constantine and Licinius had a complex friendship or relationship. There was distrust between them and in 324 AD Constantine overthrew Licinius. Constantine became the sole ruler of the entire Empire and desired unity.
Review of Batman: Killing Joke, Review/Analysis of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice
This week I briefly review "Warcraft" & "Finding Dory". I also review and discuss both "Independence Day" films.
In today's podcast, I review/analyze both Finding Neverland and X-Men: First Class. I extensively discuss the value of reading comic books and fairy tales.
Due to some technology problems, I recorded this into two parts.
In this podcast I review/analyze all of season 1 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
This is a special episode, no music, no movie/TV show review, just a moment to talk about what happened in Orlando this last week.
On this episode I review/analyse the films Ratatouille and Zootopia. Also, I include a ranking of the top 10 Disney/Pixar films since the Pixar buy out.
In today's episode, I overlook a number of things, including Wizard World: Des Moines, Rifftrax Live, recent Captain America news, X-Men: Apocalypse, Nice Guys, and the film "The Way, Way Back".
This podcast I review and analyse all three Captain America modern movies. Opening music is from the 1979 Captain America film. Closing music is from Captain America: First Avenger. Referenced in this podcast: "Resistance is Futile You will be assimilated into the community." by Chris Rosebrough, Fighting for the Faith (podcast) "Modern Fascism" by Gene Veith (book)
In this episode I give a full introduction and background of myself and more depth into the purpose and aim of this somewhat weekly podcast. The music used in this podcast as well as other music can be found in this YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtoZ7igPVIIR4QAGSeQAR4Cu2agyW7yaT
In this episode I review the new Jungle Book movie, look forward to the 2016 summer releases, and review/analyze Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens
This Episode: Ranking of my favorite baseball movies of all-time followed by review/analysis of the movie Field of Dreams. Music Used: "Talkin' Softball" from the Simpsons & "Built on the Rock, the Church Shall Stand" from Te Deum, Higher Things Also included: "Who's on First" by Abbot and Costello Recorded by Pastor Neil Wehmas
This Episode, I discuss Miracles From Heaven, God's Not Dead 2 & God's Not Dead. Music included is a recording of "Sons and Daughters of the King" by Kings College & "Talkin' Softball" from the Simpsons. For more info: https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/christian-movies-why-gods-not-dead-and-faith-based-films-hurt-religion http://www.fightingforthefaith.com/
Today's Podcast is dedicated to Superman, including a review of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice
In this episode I teach about Holy Week traditions, review The Passion Live with Tyler Perry, rank my top 10 Christian movies, and analyze the Passion of the Christ.
TOPICS: An Irish/St. Patrick's Day inspired episode with some talk of Palm Sunday. The Movie of the week is Martin Scorcese's "The Departed".
In this episode, I briefly talk about liturgical practices during Lent, briefly discuss the movies Risen and 10 Cloverfiedl Lane. The end of the episode focuses upon the film Gattaca starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, and Jude Law.
In this inaugural episode of the Film Society of Chi-Rho, I talk about the purpose of the show, the recently released Zootopia, and go into depth with the 1998 film, The Truman Show.
In this inaugural episode of the Film Society of Chi-Rho, I talk about the purpose of the show, the recently released Zootopia, and go into depth with the 1998 film, The Truman Show.
Die Schlacht an der Milvischen Brücke veränderte die Geschichte. Verbunden damit ist das Christogramm, das Konstantin zum Symbol seiner neuen Religionspolitik machte. Dieser Podcast zeigt die erste Verwendung des Chi-Rho auf einer Münze.
The Battle of the Milvian Bridge changed our world. The christogram is wedded to this event. Constantine made it the symbol of his victory. This podcast is dedicated to the first use of the Chi-Rho on a coin.
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