Reasons to believe in Jesus Christ
The Story of Rosaria Butterfield (and why it matters for us today) If you had met Rosaria Butterfield in the 1990s, the idea of her becoming a Christian would have sounded absurd. She was a tenured English professor at Syracuse University, a specialist in queer theory, a committed Marxist feminist, and a vocal critic of…
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From Harvard Atheist to Christian: The Story of Jordan Monge (and why it matters for skeptics today) If you had met Jordan Monge as a Harvard undergraduate, “future Christian” would not have been your first guess. She was a sharp, committed atheist. She debated Christians in public forums, led atheist groups on campus, and saw…
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John and Charles Wesley are two of the most influential figures in the history of Christianity. Born in the 18th century in England, the two brothers were instrumental in the founding of the Methodist movement, which would go on to become one of the largest Protestant denominations in the world. The early lives of the…
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Peter Waldo was an early reformer who rejected church tradition. He was a wealthy French merchant, who underwent a religious conversion, and began to preach about voluntary poverty in the city of Lyon in southeast France. The more he studied Scripture, the more troubled he became over certain doctrines and practices of the Catholic Church….
God called a runaway slave to save the Irish. St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is one of Christianity’s most widely known figures. At the age of 16, Patrick was taken prisoner by a group of Irish raiders who were attacking his family’s estate. He was sold into slavery and his slaveowner sent him…
Augustine did not come to Christianity by a straightforward path. At an early age he began searching for the truth in the popular pagan philosophies and cults of his day. His young life was also scarred by immorality. Ultimately, Augustine discovered that truth can only be found in Jesus Christ. Augustine searched for truth in…
Constantine’s conversion changed the course of history. “In the history of Christianity, few conversions rival Constantine’s for its impact on the church and all of Western culture. Converted in his youth, he united the Roman empire under his rule and gave protection to the beleaguered band of early Christians.” The decline of the Roman Empire…
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