• Ben Franklin on the Failure of Creeds
• Doing the Work of Righteousness (Clement)
• Excerpts from Polycarp
• Excerpts from Tertullian's Description of Heretics

Of Personal Interest:

• A. Leroy Elkins, a great-great grandfather of mine who preached in the first part of the 20th century. He was also brother-in-law to Foy Wallace, Sr.

Did You Know?

The population of Palestine in Jesus' day was approximately 500,000 to 600,000. About 18,000 of these residents were priests and Levites. Jerusalem's population was about 55,000, but during major feasts could swell to 180,000

For more than 150 years after the Resurrection, Christians had no official church buildings. During this time, evangelism was conducted mainly in homes, in the context of worship and Christian education. Itinerant evangelists were rarely found in the early centuries.

(source: Christian History)

updated 03/23/07