5 Minutes in Church History: Iona
When Columba traveled from Ireland to Scotland, he brought the gospel with him. On this episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Dr. Stephen Nichols introduces us to this missionary, scribe, and hymn writer.
5 Minutes in Church History: 5 Johns in the Colonies
John Eliot, John Davenport, John Tennent, John Brainerd, and John Wauwaumpequunnaunt helped shape Christianity in colonial New England
5 Minutes In Church History: Mrs. Spurgeon
When Susannah Thompson first heard Charles Spurgeon preach, she wasn’t that impressed. But eventually he won her over.
5 Minutes in Church History: Top 5 Events in History
Constantine's rise of Christendom, Mohammed's founding of Islam, Luther's role in the Reformation, the Enlightenment of the 1700's, and Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy in 1978 are significant events in church history.
5 Minutes in Church History: Books of Hours
Medieval manuscripts were often highly ornate—decorated with jewels and gold leaf—and prayer books were no exception, including the famous “books of hours.”
5 Minutes in Church History: The Nine Heroes
Dr. Stephen Nichols introduces us to nine larger-than-life figures and the medieval tapestries that celebrate them.
5 Minutes in Church History: Charles Spurgeon, Part 2
Toward the end of his life, Charles Spurgeon found himself having to defend biblical truth against the onslaught of liberalism and unbelief.
5 Minutes in Church History: Charles Spurgeon, Part 1
Who was the “prince of preachers”? Steven Lawson looks at the life, legacy and servant's heart of Charles Spurgeon.
5 Minutes in Church History: The 400th Anniversary of Dort
Jacobus Arminius challenged the bedrock doctrines of the Reformation—but the Reformed churches pushed back. Dr. W. Robert Godfrey discusses the Synod of Dort and why we still celebrate its anniversary 400 years later.
5 Minutes in Church History: The Synod of Dort
The Synod of Dort was called to deal with a problem and culminated with the five points of Calvinism, or the acrostic TULIP.