The First Great Awakening was one of two great religious revivals that swept across the American colonies. The Awakening, despite being the most well known, was only a smaller section of a revival sweeping across many parts of Europe. This revival mainly took place in England, Scotland, and Germany. The Awakening can … Read more
“God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.” This quote from famed evangelist Billy Graham emphasizes that we are to receive God’s grace and distribute it throughout the whole world to as many people as possible. Over the course of his life, Billy Graham … Read more
The Eastern Orthodox Church is not one big church is you may think. It is actually composed of thirteen independent churches named “autocephalous,” each of them administering its own matters but having a common approach to sacraments, liturgy, and doctrine. A “patriarch” or a “metropolitan” is the one who leads an autocephalous. … Read more
Learning more interesting facts about Christianity will help you brush up your historical knowledge as well as further embrace your faith. Jesus is mentioned five times more than the number of times Muhammad is mentioned in the Quran. Thirty pieces of silver would be worth about $600 today, which would have been … Read more
The Roman Catholic Church is one of the largest and the oldest religions in the world with 1.25 billion people around the world calling themselves members. The head of the church is the Pope, who considers himself (and who also is widely regarded by the faithful) as the successor of St. Peter. … Read more