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Before the time of Constantine when Christianity became a legal or licit religion, Christians met in private places— homes being the most obvious. But they also met in caves, and turned caves into churches.  This seems to have especially happened in Turkey, and one such example is right in, or better said, above Ephesus.  High…

Ephesus was indeed the city that Paul seems to have spent more time in than any other during his missionary period of life.  He was here for over two years at one stretch and important letters of Paul (such as 1 Corinthians) were likely written from here.  We have done posts before on Ephesus on…

Paul’s speech to the Ephesian elders at Miletus is, interestingly enough, the only full blown speech by Paul in Acts which is addressed to Christians. This speech then, not surprisingly bears the closest resemblance in content to some of the material in Paul’s letters, both early and late. Paul sailed past Ephesus, and met the…

    (Skillet at the 2007 Icthus Festival) I remember 1969 all too well.  I went to N.Y. to Fillmore East with my Methodist Youth Group and we saw Joe Cocker and the Jefferson Airplane.  The first CSN album had just gone on sale at Sam Goody’s. Then we went to New Hampshire, and decided…
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