Monthly Archives: July 2006

Devout Pillar-Sitting Saints

A man now known as Simeon Stylites or Symeon the Stylite entered a monastery early in his life and began displaying his devotion in some very strange ways. Once he was found unconscious with a girdle of palm fronds tied so tightly around his waist that he had to soak for days to remove the fibers from the wound. Continue reading

Except First And Second Kings

The Visigoths were known as barbarians, but the only reason they were labeled this in history is because they tried to invade the Roman Empire. If Canada tried to invade the Roman Empire, they would probably be labeled barbaric. Well barbaric or not, a missionary named Ulfilas or Wulfila (something like that), crossed over the Danube because he thought that the Goths needed Jesus too. Continue reading

The Sneaky Little Scripture

We all know that the Bible is the inerrant Word of God right. But for a little while it was the inerrant Word of God plus a little bit from one of us. The Comma Johanneum can be found mainly in the New King James and plain old King James Bibles. It is an addendum to 1 John 5:7-8 Continue reading