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141. Calling of Matthew
He was a Jewish, Galilean tax-collector until he met Jesus of Nazareth, who said to him, "Follow me." From that day Matthew was one of his disciples.…
1 year, 11 months ago
EXTRA 39. New World Diamonds
Precious stones mined by Jacques Cartier's men at the mouth of Rivière du Cap-Rouge proved to be worthless quartz. Cartier’s "treasure" is remembered…
2 years ago
E48. Keeping watch over their Flock
What was it like to be a shepherd over 2000 years ago? Tending flocks, with agriculture, formed the basis of the Holy Land’s economy, and sheep raise…
2 years ago
140. Gospel Chronology
The books of the New Testament are the foremost source for the life and teachings of Jesus and the detailed chronology in which it took place.
His…2 years ago
ART 2. Sacred images
Much of the art surviving from Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire is Christian art, although this is in large part because the stabili…
2 years ago
139. New Testament Geography
The four canonical gospels are the foremost sources for the life and message of Jesus and the detailed geography in which it took place.
History in…2 years ago
EXTRA 38. Chief Donnacona of Stadacona
Jacques Cartier and his followers passed a bitter winter at Stadacona with the help of Iroquoian Chief Donnacona. Many of his party died from cold an…
2 years ago
E47. Shepherds
Some of Israel's great heroes were shepherds: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and David. Both Psalm 23 and Jesus compare God's care to that of a Good Shepherd…
2 years ago
138. Book, Chapter and Verse
Divisions did not appear in the original texts of Judaeo-Christian bibles. The long quest for ways to point more precisely to biblical content that l…
2 years ago
137. First Disciples
Matthew's Gospel, recounts the story of the call of the first disciples, Simon Peter and Andrew. When they encounter Jesus, the Capernaum fishermen d…
2 years ago