Podcast Episodes

Fanny Crosby

Fanny Crosby wrote more than 9,000 hymns. In this episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Dr. Stephen Nichols tells her story.

Published on 10 years, 3 months ago

Caesarea Maritima

The Christian faith is grounded in history. In this episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Dr. Stephen Nichols takes us to Caesarea Maritima and its connection with biblical history.

Published on 10 years, 3 months ago

Jerome

Who was Jerome and why was he significant? In this episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Dr. Stephen Nichols introduces us to the translator of the Latin Vulgate.

Published on 10 years, 3 months ago

Stockbridge Statements of Faith

On June 22, 1750, Jonathan Edwards was dismissed from his church. In this episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Dr. Stephen Nichols tells the fascinating story of what happened next.

Published on 10 years, 3 months ago

The Sermon at the Treaty

In this episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Dr. Stephen Nichols recounts the time Jonathan Edwards preached the gospel to some Mohawk tribesmen at the signing of a treaty.

Published on 10 years, 3 months ago

Robinson Crusoe's Conversion

Have you read Robinson Crusoe? In this episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Dr. Stephen Nichols tells us the fascinating tale of Crusoe's conversion.

Published on 10 years, 4 months ago

The Catacombs

Under the city of Rome lies a vast system of catacombs. In this episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Dr. Stephen Nichols takes us to these catacombs and explains how they bear witness to the lives…

Published on 10 years, 4 months ago

Pliny the Younger

How did the Roman empire view Christianity? In this episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Dr. Stephen Nichols introduces us to Pliny the Younger and his persecution of the church.

Published on 10 years, 4 months ago

The Apostles' Creed

Published on 10 years, 5 months ago

With a Name like That

In this episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Dr. Stephen Nichols introduces us to the Muratorian fragment and how it revealed some of the reasoning that went into the church's process of recognizi…

Published on 10 years, 7 months ago