Giselle Aguiar+ | October 31, 2012
October 31 is not only Halloween, it’s also Protestant Reformation Day – a pivotal point in Christian History. It started with Jesus and the Resurrection when he defeated death. Then Pentecost when God gave us the Holy Spirit. The Paul’s missionary journeys to spread the Gospel. Emperor Constantine converted from Paganism to Christianity declaring that [...]
Category: Catholic Church, Christian Church History, Christian Historical, Christianity, Early Christian Church, history, Protestant Reformation |
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Giselle Aguiar+ | March 17, 2012
St. Patrick witnessed the conversion of the Roman Empire to Christianity. His grandfather, Potitus was a Christian priest and his father, Calpornius a deacon.
Category: Christianity, Early Christian Church, England |
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Tags: Britain, Catholic saints, Christianity, druids, Early Christian Church, England, enslavement, Erie, Faith, God, Happy St. Patrick's Day, history of St. Patrick's Day, Ireland, Irish, missionary, paganism, Roman Britan, Roman Empire, shamrock, slavery, St. Patrick, St. Patrick's Day, the meaning of St. Patrick's Day, the story of St. Patrick
Giselle Aguiar+ | March 4, 2012
In today’s world, there is still rampant persecutions of Christians. The most recent and currently “news-breaking” story is of Christian pastor, Youcef Nadarkhani, who is in prison in Iran since 2009. He was accused of apostasy, the abandonment or renunciation of a religious belief. He renounced Islam and became a Christian. He is sentenced to death.
Category: Ancient Rome, Christianity, Early Christian Church, Roman Empire |
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Tags: Ancient Rome, apostasy, Christian church, Christian historical, Christian martyrs, Christianity, Early Christian Church, Iran, Islam, martyrdom, Roman Empire, Youcef Nadarkhani
Giselle Aguiar+ | December 18, 2010
It’s not in the bible. Who started this tradition anyway?
Category: Christianity, Constantine, Early Christian Church, Roman Empire |
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Tags: Christianity, Christmas, Early Christian Church, Jesus, Jesus birth, Jesus Christ, Jesus' birthday, Nativity, Roman Empire
Giselle Aguiar+ | July 18, 2009
This entry is part 2 of 7 in the series History of Religion and the Christian ChurchIn the 1951 movie Quo Vadis, in the scene in Lygia’s (played by Deborah Kerr) room, Marcus Vinicius (played by Robert Taylor) comments on the cross hanging on her wall – two rough sticks tied together. The movie takes [...]
Category: Ancient Rome, Christianity, Church, Constantine, Early Christian Church, history, Research, Roman Empire |
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Tags: Chi Rho, Christian Cross, Christian history, Christianity, Christmons, church history, Constantine, Early Christian Church, Roman Empire, symbols, the Cross
Giselle Aguiar+ | May 25, 2009
In researching the ancient Romans and how early Christian evangelists tried to reach them, the main concept they had to work with was that there was only One God. The ancient Romans could not understand “atonement of sins.” This leads me to the conclusion that they didn’t have a conscience. Or they just didn’t listen to it.
Category: Christianity, Church, Early Christian Church, Novel, Roman Empire |
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Tags: Apostle Paul, Bible, conscience, creation, Early Christian Church, Jesus, Roman Empire, sin, St. Paul
Giselle Aguiar+ | May 22, 2009
Today’s Christian and Catholic churches should get back to the basics like the early Christian Churches of the first century — just priase and worship.
Category: Christianity, Church, Early Christian Church, Novel, Research, Roman Empire |
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Tags: Apostle Paul, Christian church, Early Christian Church, Faith, God, Roman Empire, St. Paul
Giselle Aguiar+ | May 19, 2009
This entry is part 4 of 9 in the series Writing Christian Historical FictionI’m a naturally curious person. I read something and start asking questions. My stories stem from the possible answers to those questions. In the book of Acts, after the Apostle Paul’s shipwreck he arrives in Italy: After three months we put out [...]
Category: Early Christian Church, history, Italy, Novel, Roman Empire |
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Tags: Apostle Paul, Bible, Christian church, creative inspiration, Early Christian Church, history, Italy, St. Paul
Giselle Aguiar+ | May 14, 2009
Topics that will be covered: Early Christian Church and Roman Empire.
Category: Early Christian Church, history, Italy, Novel, Publishing |
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Tags: Ancient Rome, Christian church, Christian fiction, Christianity, Early Christian Church, fund raiser, historical fiction, new writer, novel, Roman Empire, Streetlight Phoenix
