Symbols · Christian History
An Anchor, Two Fish, and the Hope They Carried
A silver ring from Roman Britain carries an anchor and two fish. Its small engraving opens a story of Christian hope that reaches from Alexandria to the promise of Hebrews.
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Christian History · People · Scripture & Context
Before Dawn: What a Roman Letter Tells Us About Early Christian Worship
A Roman governor wanted to know what to do with the Christians. His letter preserved something he had little reason to celebrate: their habit of praising Christ before daylight.
People · Christian History
Eighty-Six Years: The Faithfulness Remembered in Polycarp's Story
Before Polycarp faced the stadium, he fed the men sent to arrest him. His story joins a fearless confession of Christ to a lifetime of prayer and Christian kindness.
Behind the Design · Symbols · Christian History
From Source to Shirt: The Early Church Collection
An engraved ring, a hymn before daylight, a martyr at prayer, and a road called life. Follow the Christian sources behind the seven designs in The Early Church collection.
Christian History · People · Scripture & Context
Love in Deed: Christian Care in Third-Century Alexandria
When disease struck Alexandria, Christians stayed close to the sick. Dionysius's account remembers the cost of their care and the love of Christ that moved them to serve.
Scripture & Context · Christian History
The Message They Received: An Early Christian Confession of the Resurrection
Paul passed on the good news he had received: Christ died for our sins, was buried, was raised, and appeared. A first-century letter takes us close to the Church's first proclamation.
Christian History · Scripture & Context
The Two Ways: How an Early Christian Teaching Described a Life
Love God. Love your neighbor. Then learn what that asks of your temper, your speech, and your open hand. The Didache brings the Christian life down to its daily choices.
Symbols · Scripture & Context · Christian History
Why Early Christians Pictured Christ as a Shepherd
A lost sheep lifted onto shoulders, a painting above a baptismal font, and a shepherd carved in marble: the early Church's image of the Savior who brings us home.
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