The Cruciform Life

Verse of the Day: Isaiah 64:8

Leonardo Da Vinci: Displaying the Image of God

# May 28 in Christian History. # “Creativity is not a mood. Creativity is not a gift. It’s the very nature of God inside you.” -Dan McCollam Our world is a masterpiece and God is the great artist. Cr…

Martin and Gracia Burnham: Persecuted not Abandoned

# Today in Christian history # # May 27, 2001 # Gracia awoke to the harsh sound of banging at the door. She rolled onto her side, clamping the pillow against her ear in an attempt to dull the sound t…

Augustine of Canterbury: The Apostle of the English

# May 26 in Christian History. # Few missionaries have ever accomplished as much in as little a time as did Augustine of Canterbury. Augustine was a Benedictine monk from Rome with a strong passion f…

Bede: The Scholar Saint

# May 25 in Christian History. # Bede was a humble English monk whose wisdom and scholarship were so well known and impressive that he was declared a saint while he was still living. At the age of 7,…

John Wesley: A Heart Strangely Warmed

# This Day in Christian History. # On May 24, 1748, a young Anglican priest rediscovered faith in a way that would profoundly change Christianity in the West. John Wesley and his 18 siblings were bor…

William of Orange: The Beggars of the Lowlands

# May 23 in Christian History # In the mid 16th century, the people of Belgium and the Netherlands were discontent under the foreign rule of Spain. King Philipp II, the reigning Hapsburg monarch of S…

Verse of the Day: Psalm 119:11

John Wycliffe: Master of Errors

# May 22, 1377 # Pope Gregory XI condemned the teachings of John Wycliffe—declaring the popular British preacher to be the “Master of Errors.” Wycliffe had made several bold and controversial stands…

Verse of the Day: Luke 12:35-36