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After John Wickliffe, the battle against the evil Pope of Rome, which they regarded as the great Antichrist of Europe, came to Sir John Oldcastle, knight, Lord Cobham, leader of the Lollards. The king at…

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The old grey tree dead yet speaks. It reaches to the the heavens; it warns us of the fall. Lovely it may be yet barren in the sky.

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As mentioned in my last post on this subject, Constantine the Great stopped the persecutions for 1,000 years until John Wickliffe. However, it was through the doings of Constantine that the church became corrupted by…

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Out of death brings a surprising beauty. Serene and silence surrounds the old grey trees. The blue and white of the water and sky opens heavens doors.

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Foxe’s Book of Martyrs: About Ignatius and Blandina Ignatius, the bishop of Antioch after Peter, was sent to Rome to be devoured by wild beasts. But before he arrived “he wrote to the church of…

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I have been writing notes and excepts from the book, and this time I will write about the apostle Peter, Paul and John. Beginning with Peter, as he was waiting to be crucified, some were…

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Foxe’s Book of Martyrs: The First Christian Martyrs The most brutal emperor was Domitius Nero. It was he that slew most of the Roman senators and it was he that commanded Rome to be set…

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I have read the book before—a while ago. Now I’m reading it again, this time more carefully. I may give a series of blog posts on it, hoping to inspire some of you. Parts of…

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Reformation Day?is a?Protestant?Christian?religious holiday celebrated on?31 October. On October 31, 1517 was the day?German?monk?Martin Luther?nailed his?Ninety-five Theses?on the door of the?All Saints’ Church?in?Wittenberg,?Electorate of Saxony?in the?Holy Roman Empire.