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A Podcast All About Christianity beginning with John the Baptist down to the present time. Hosted by Stephen J. Bedard.
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Description>>> Change is never pleasant, changing your ideals is never easy as well, knowing your own subconscious mind is manipulating you in it's own ways is just an icing on the cake. But it never means you can't choose for yourself :) ENJOY LOVELY PEOPLE! .give us your rating of your favourite episodes and you'll be surprised which ones are com…
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Description>>> Characters and personalities we relate to can play a huge role in the way we approach the world and how we feel toward these Characters living in one, as someone who's fascinated by human psyche, i can't tell wether the advantegas are outnumbering the disadvantages, but there is always more to learn and more "whys" yet to answer. ENJ…
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Episode 7 (the fault in our stars by John green)
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Description>>> This book by default is a breeze to go through and to have the privilege to read a story so compact and complex is an absolute delight of a reading experience and personally from a reader perspective, I could not do it justice, and I highly recommend giving it a go. (Specially if this is your cup of tea) ✌🏻 ENJOY LOVELY PEOPLE! .give…
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Description>>> We can all grow and to flourish, and everyday life is the key factor to all there will be of you as a person, it does not matter how old or how young you might be, there's still time and more choices that we can make, as long as we're breathing and hot blood running through our veins, there will always be a way. ENJOY LOVELY PEOPLE! …
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In this episode, I talk to Dr. Emily Conroy-Krutz, author of Missionary Diplomacy. In the 19th Century, the United States was expanding […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Episode 5 (life is taught through personal experience)
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Description>>> Some things such as "life" itself is mostly like eating food self explanatory and there's not much further information gained from our families on the really basics of human mind and it's power to influence and lead others into a world of confusion, today's episode we'll be having a dive into this one topic and what it means to creat…
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Description>>> Character driven stories are always my absolute favorite of the stories told in media, and they do a beast of a job establishing the narrative and the plot of the story and specially when it comes to their ultimate decisions by the end, Jimmy is one if not the best representatio of that in recent years. well I got some interesting pe…
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Description>>> Very few movies do actually leave the questioning to the audience and to watch the movie again and again do they can open they eyes to the endless possibilities and messages this one movie is trying to give to its audience watching... And oh boy! oh boy! This movie "naked" does just that and the rest is for you to watch and enjoy the…
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Episode 63 – Sacred Service: American Chaplains in the First World War
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An important part of Christian history has been the role of clergy in supporting the military in terms of both spiritual and […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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One of the greatest defenders of what would be known as orthodox Christianity was Athanasius the Great, bishop of Alexandria. He was […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Episode 61 – The Desert Fathers and Mothers
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While some Christians were gathering in councils and devising creeds, others were fleeing the cities to be alone with God. These were […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Episode 60 – Quest for the Historical Santa Claus: Bishop Nicholas of Myra
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In this special Christmas episode, we look at the figure who would be the inspiration for the popular Santa Claus. While some […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Episode 59 – The First Council of Nicaea
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One of the most important events in Christian history is the First Council of Nicaea that took place in 325 AD. Christianity […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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The Christian church was emerging out of a time of persecution but their troubles were not over. Shifting from threats from without […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Episode 57 – Introducing Constantine the Great
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One of the most influential people in the history of the early church was someone of unknown religious conviction. Constantine came to […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Emperor Constantine was Great, but was he good? If you were talk to many Christians today, they might suggest that much of […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Episode 56 – Diocletian and the Great Persecution
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There had been numerous persecutions on a small scale for the first three centuries but the church experienced a much more significant […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Episode 55 – The Popes of the Third Century
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The third century was a time of great upheaval for the Roman Empire and it was equally so for the church in […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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One of the religious movements that emerged in the third century was that of Manichaeism. This religion, founded by the Iranian prophet […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Episode 53 – The Roman Empire in the Third Century
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The Christian Church existed within and was growing inside the Roman Empire. What was happening in the Roman Empire during the third […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Episode 52 – The Church in the First Half of the Third Century
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By the third century, the church had been growing rapidly. They were facing threats both internal and external. In this episode, we […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Episode 51 – Origen and Tertullian: The Most Respected of Heretics
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Two of the brightest, most influential, and most prolific church fathers were Origen of Alexandria and Tertullian of Carthage. They were both […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Episode 50- A Pope in Wartime: Pius XII
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Pope Pius XII was the pope during the Second World War. There is controversy over how he responded to the crisis. Should […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Episode 49 – Christian Apologists in the Second Century
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As we conclude our look at the second century, we revisit some of the people we have already talked about. These are […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Episode 48 – The Second and Third Jewish Wars
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Since the time before Jesus, the Jews were a part of the Roman Empire. Not a willing part, but a part nonetheless. […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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It is impossible to say exactly how many people in the early church were considered apostles. We can say with certainty that […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Episode 47 – The Roman Empire in the Second Century
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Back in episode 27, we looked at the Roman Emperors of the first century (or most of them). Now we take a […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Episode 46 – The “Popes” of the First Two Centuries
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One of the most important leaders in the Church today is that of the Pope. But where did the popes come from? […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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I have loved history for as long as I can remember. When my friends were reading superhero comic books, I was reading […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Clement of Alexandria may not be the most well known of the Church Fathers but he was influential. Clement helped to develop […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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In this episode, we look at one of the most influential of the early church fathers: Irenaeus of Lyons. He is especially […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Justin Martyr was an important church father and pioneering Christian apologist. He had the courage to not just write a defence of […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Episode 42 – Getting to Know the Gnostics
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One of the most important movements to understand the history of Christianity, especially for the second and third centuries, is that of […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Episode 41 – Interview With a Historian: Gord Heath
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In this episode, I talk to Dr. Gordon Heath of McMaster Divinity College. We have an interesting chat on the nature of […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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How do we study Christian history? One way is to look at the sermons of the past. Sermons are more than expositions […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Episode 39 – What is the Secret Gospel of Mark?
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What do we do with the Secret Gospel of Mark? Some scholars accept it as an early Gospel, earlier even than our […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Episode 38 – Quadratus and the Epistle to Diognetus
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In this episode, we finish up the collection of writings known as the Apostolic Fathers. While not as well known as some […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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The Gospel of Thomas is probably the extra-canonical gospel that most people have heard of but do not know anything about. In […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Episode 36 – A Noble Company: The Canadians
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I had the opportunity to write a chapter for A Noble Company: The Canadians. I wrote about a Baptist who came from […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Episode 35 – The Shepherd of Hermas and the Epistle of Barnabas
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We continue to look at documents of the early church with a look at the Shepherd of Hermas and the Epistle of […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Episode 34 – The Apostle’s Creed and the Didache
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There are two ancient Christian writings that are attributed to the Twelve Apostles, even though they unlikely wrote them. One, the Apostle’s […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Papias is the most important church father that you have never heard of. Even though none of his writings survive in anything […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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One of the most inspiring of the Apostolic Fathers is Polycarp. At the age of 86, he became a martyr, even though […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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It has been a while since the last episode but I have not given up on the podcast. I am busy with […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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We continue our look at the Apostolic Fathers with a brief look at Ignatius of Antioch. Although we don’t have much information […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Once we get out of the New Testament era, we move into the period of the Apostolic Fathers. These are some early […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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One of the most important events in the first century for both Jews and Christians was the Jewish War (66-73 AD). This […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Episode 28 – Interview With Roman Montero on Early Christian Communism
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The book of Acts describes a church in which the members held all things in common. But how seriously should we take […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Episode 27 – The Roman Empire in the First Century
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As important as the Jewish background is to the rise of Christianity, so is the Roman background. All of the events of […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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Episode 26 – Jewish Texts You Need to Know About
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Christianity emerged out of Judaism. We have already looked at the Jewish background of Christianity. While there are many ways for us […]Por Stephen J. Bedard
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